Love how they neglected to mention the problems of the M16 was due to US Army Ordnance intentionally made the rifle to fail in Vietnam. What with the switching gun powder from stick to ball, not cleaning kits, and not chrome lined chamber.
@@MrTee-hw7mp They did, but they didn't attribute it to US Army Ordnance that made that decision. They made the switch from stick to ball without consulting with Stoner and did not conduct to test if it would cause any malfunctions. Watch myth of the M16 by Small Arms Solutions. It's a crime what US Army Ordnance did and the bad rep (and deaths) that the M16 gets was due to Ordnance's intentional negligence.
@@resolute123 They used stick and ball powder throughout the war, but ball powder was used the most, since DuPont could not produce near enough stick powder at the time. Ordnance allowed Colt to use stick powder, "so their rifles would past the cycle rate test" knowing full well their rifles were going to be using ball powder in the field. The M-16A1 rifle was modified" AKA new buffer" to reliably use ball powder. The M-16 and M-4 platforms still use ball powder today..
On dis-mounted patrol i used the 23 lb. M-60. The m-16 A-2 colt brand new was 7 lb. with a supped-up 22 cal. 55 ga round. no troops liked the MATEL rifle but the army issued it anyway. My unit had one M-14 spring field and fireing 7.62 51. Soon got to used captured russian AK-47 and left the m-16 with the M-48 tanks. Pleiku, vietnam.
@USM60-JÄGMG42 Watch Myth of the M16 by Small Arms Solutions. It was US Army Ordnance not the rifle that fucked up. th-cam.com/video/NYar4Zf8jH8/w-d-xo.html
Sir, as fellow brother in arms I respect your experience, but I hope that this video by Small Arms Solutions may provide some insight. You may know this already, but it's still an insightful video: th-cam.com/video/NYar4Zf8jH8/w-d-xo.html
I had an M-14 with a fiberglass stock and a selector switch to put it on automatic. I would much rather have it than an M-16. It was much more dependable. I was in Nam most of 1968.
I read John Plaster's book several decades ago on his operations in SOG and the men he briefly speaks of in this piece. "SOG: The Secret Wars Of America's Commandos in Vietnam". Excellent read
Excellant presentation of the XM-16E1 from a narrarator who actually fires the rifle and knows the difference between the USAF M-16 and the US Army/USMC XM-16E1.
A study was done in Iraq and it took between 2-3 hits to knock an enemy down. My father initially carried an M-16, but replaced it by informally requisitioning a 7.62 weapon. 5.56 is inadequate in a triple canopy jungle. My father felt they were outgunned by people firing a 7.62 rifle with 30 round mags.
Best use of the M-16 was using the split flash hider to break the bailing wire on a case of "C's". Its round couldn't penetrate a clump of bamboo.Got rid of mine as soon as I could take over a M-60. The pig could not only cut through the bush, but put down who ever was using it for cover. Sat Cong.
When I was at boot camp, Parris Island Oct-Dec 73, we were one of the first series in all three battalions issued the M-16A1. Plt 395 India Co, 3rd Bn.
I used the M16A1 and other series till the M4. Same weapon just different evolutions through my service. I have not experienced bad problems with it during my military service other than worn parts associated with use and being issued. The only time I experienced being issued with a brand new weapon out of the factory was in Panama with the then new M16A2 in 1989. The M16A2 was slowly issued first to units in Europe, Korea, and certain CONUS Rapid Deployment Units beginning as I saw them at that time in 1987. By the time of the Panama Invasion of 1989-90, the entire 82nd Airborne had M16A2s along with the 7th ID. Pre-invasion units like the a battalion from the 5th ID and enemy Panama Defense Forces were using Vietnam or 1970s M16A1s. They all worked well in combat. I have no doubt in my mind that the M16 series is a fine weapon. As a retired soldier and a civilian now. I have built my own replicas in semi-auto mode rifles in the series and found them OUTSTANDING! The last series I used was the M4. I used it in combat in Iraq during 2006 through 2008. I also have built many M4 semi-auto clones for myself and friends. Very popular rifle today in the US as a go to rifle or carbine by civilians and law enforcement. Unfortunately it has been vilified by the Communist news media as evil. The Communist media have no clue that only evil folks can use everyday objects to commit crimes. An AR-15/M16 series rifle or carbine cannot just be in a closet, out in the open, or be inside a safe. Just suddenly escape to shoot people on it own. If that was the case. Shouldn't cars be under car violence control then? Far more people die from car related deaths like accidents or intentional killings? The car industry have tried to make the car more safely than the individual driver's mind to what their intent is? Like a car as in a firearm. Controls and design to make it safe during proper use. Not designed for an evil person intending it for evil use. Politicians and evil purposed minded lawyers see this is a way of disarming good folks who own these firearms as keeping themselves protected against the common person or as an easy profit by suing firearms makers. Yet firearms protect politicians and lawyers by having body guards, protective details around them or having them concealed for their own means of protections. The people who use the law have a double standard on who will be protected and those who will be disarmed and denied the means of self protection. When they talk about "Common Sense Gun Control" it only means that an ordinary individuals life is no more important than the people who rule over us and interpret the law to their advantage.
I was in the USAF in West Germany in the '80s and had a Vietnam era M16-A1. A terrible gun. On cold Germany nights the action would stop and it was well lubricated!?!?
Actually, cars are under control. You have to register your car, buy a plate every year from your state. Registar the vehicle sale. Re-register as a new owner. You have to take a test to operate said car. Renew that license every couple years, and have auto insurance on it to operate it. So, there you go.
Of the XM16 Rifle in Viet Nam, If you did not keep your weapon clean you were going to encounter problems. We taped the muzzle to keep dirt out but we still had problems. That goes for any weapon but the XM16 was problematic until a Mod. Was done by Armorers in our Units otherwise, it was a great piece of hardware.
Nothing is over! Nothing! You just don't turn it off! It wasn't my war! You asked me, I didn't ask you! And I did what I had to do to win! But somebody wouldn't let us win!
I fought in units of 6 to 30+ to a Battalion, sometimes. I mainly carried the M-14 with a switch for single or machinegun. I fired the M-16 but never used it in combat. The m-16 jammed, a piece of crap. It got better later. I now have a M!A-M-14 single shot. It seems all smart people are now armed.
Repelling off a huey was one of the scariest things I ever did...lol It was fun, but really freaky the first time. I wasn't trained for it, but learned real fast!😂
In the bush I carried the M60, loved it. Back at Nui Dat I carried an M16, it fired one round on auto. You had to hold the magazine on. I would have preferred an SLR. (FN FAL)
@USM60-JÄGMG42 So many things wrong with comments just like this. The Nam myths about the M16s and it's issues will never die. Eugene made a fantastic rifle but it was utterly sabotaged in the beginning. The people in charge of weaponry were diehard fans of steel/wood firearms shooting full power 30 Cal rounds. They fought to kill the AR-15 whenever they saw any opportunity to. After the problems were addressed, the M16 got better and better. It is (not a debate in the slightest) one of the best weapons ever made for the military. After putting thousands of rounds through both ARs and AKs over the years, I've still to this day have yet to see an AR jam. The AK has done it a few times though it was simply a matter of parts needing replacement. They are both really good firearms that I enjoy owning. Due to some famous mud tests done with the AR15, AK47, and M14, it has been proven that the AR is the one most likely to survive the mud and dirt. The closed action is a benefit as well as the gas system it has.
@@Patriotusa44 You should have been with me in Nam in '67, the M-16 was trash, constantly jamming, couldn't fire on automatic. It's a crime they tested it using us as guinea pigs, rather than addressing the problems before issuing the weapon.
Its stood the test of time and has had more influence than the AK 47 if you think about it. The Ak wasn't the 1st assault rifle and wasn't really ground breaking. The M16 influenced the controls on many western rifles. It also changed the materials used to build rifles. The M16 is very reliable and seen it in mud test out perform the AK. It took years to get rid of the stigma it got from Vietnam. Same with the SA80/ L85 A1. Yes it isn't perfect and is heavy but the version now is a decent rifle compared to the version that 1st got issued. It does its job. They British SAS can choose the weapon to take into battle and they take a version of the M16/M4. They have been doing since the 1960s.
Unfortunately, the ARVN was not equipped with the M16 as was the US army till a few years later, and had to face the AK47 of the enemy with WW2 weapons.
USA and ARVN (Army Republic of Viet Nam) against communism, our enemies is communist countries. We thank you and honor our veterans those who have given their lives in service to our country. Remember! Every minute we enjoy our freedom, every second someone “Out there” in uniform risk their lives to protecting it. Let us never forget, let us always remember. Freedom is not free, God bless and keep all those who have given for our liberty, fight against the Communism and the Radical Islamic terrorists.
Is it true that the US tested the M16 in combat first with the ARVN b/c they didn’t want to risk American lives? That the ARVN loved it and only then did they started issuing the US marines the M16 but then decided to change the gun powder and the results were completely different from what the ARVN initially reported. I recall reading this in an article somewhere.
That's because you had the wrong ammunition, buffers, extractors, and no chrome lined barrels. The magazines also sucked. The Stoner platform today is one of the best.
Today the 5.56 round days are numbered. Its struggling with the distance of the engagements in Afghanistan. Plus body armour will only get better. The enemy also know to fire so air support can't be called in easy. Firing from compounds or mosques. We need something between 5.56 and 7.62. 5.56 was adopted so full automatic fire would be controllable. Not many militaries use full auto with rifles. That's the job of the LMG.
And then we'll get deployed to the Asian Pacific region, back in, the jay carrying all your gear. Carrying a tonne of 7.62 won't be such a great idea then.
Yep, it was a great idea, if you were hunting Ground hogs ! Also special Forces could get weapons that we could not get, like the S&W model 39, 9mm & the Colt 357 Magnum.
Of course the "carry handle" is a consequence of wanting the recoil straight into the shoulder, so the sights have to be high. Direct gas impingement, again of course, fills the working parts with powder residue.
It is not a true DI, but an internal piston. It would take close to a thousand rounds to fill the working parts for it to have any problems.. You must not have shot one much lol...
Thanks fotr this content , i dont know if maj. John plaster will see this but i must ask s question , i dont was wondering if yoy served with a soldier by the name of Dan Wagner jr. FOB-2 CCC Macv sog SF group USARV. From pineville ky. Kia kontum province.
It was adopted neca4 some general who did not know better said it would. It stay8 in service so long because generals who faught from a desk said it would .
Good Old John Plaster; I have many of his training videos ...never seems to age more than when I first saw him; thank you John for what you Guys did for us. _____________________________________________________________________________Sad to see so called Americans voting for a socialist or worse. If I were running I would stand I n the middle of Arlington cemetery...raise my eyes to the havens and call for the spirits of our boys up there to come down out of the heavens and take out these communist want a be's …, like they did the NVA. That is my personal opinion Eugene Ellis Esq.
Failure of the US Arsenal. It was the GI's that insisted in 30 round mags because the AK's had them. Even the first Assualt rifle in the world in Germany, had a 30 round mag. Note that the M1 Carbine did end up with a 30 rounder in the 1950's, I think. Early M16 30 rounders worked poorly. They finally developed something called an Anti Tilt Follower. That works great.
MACVSOG originally Special Operations Group, renamed Studies and Observation Group to make the doves happy, same mission, just coddling the soft willed .....
Just the point I was about to add. Some geniuses in the Dept. of Defense choose a gun powder that Stoner did not use in his design. Incredible idiots that would do something like that. It caused all the jam issues with the rifle.
i hated that recycled Budweiser can of a rifle.. the most lose feed jamming POS rifle i ever carried...i understand why many threw it down and picked up an AK.. i love my Bulgarian milled SLR 95
That would suck to be finishing up your tour if duty and then your commanding officer says we'll sorry son we will be expanding your tour of duty up to 6 more months
I have a car 15 picture from vandergriff combat base when I was stationed there at 1969 support for Dewey canyon attached to task Force hotel s as a young Lance corporal I did not keep the car. 15. And went back to my chrome line. 16 that I was given after my mama jamming three prong flash header model when I arrive before tet0 68
Love how they neglected to mention the problems of the M16 was due to US Army Ordnance intentionally made the rifle to fail in Vietnam. What with the switching gun powder from stick to ball, not cleaning kits, and not chrome lined chamber.
But they did mention the gun powder issue.
@@MrTee-hw7mp They did, but they didn't attribute it to US Army Ordnance that made that decision. They made the switch from stick to ball without consulting with Stoner and did not conduct to test if it would cause any malfunctions. Watch myth of the M16 by Small Arms Solutions. It's a crime what US Army Ordnance did and the bad rep (and deaths) that the M16 gets was due to Ordnance's intentional negligence.
@@resolute123 They used stick and ball powder throughout the war, but ball powder was used the most, since DuPont could not produce near enough stick powder at the time. Ordnance allowed Colt to use stick powder, "so their rifles would past the cycle rate test" knowing full well their rifles were going to be using ball powder in the field. The M-16A1 rifle was modified" AKA new buffer" to reliably use ball powder. The M-16 and M-4 platforms still use ball powder today..
Very correct
There was nothing to fix if they had used it the way Stoner made it.
Great respect for Vietnam vets! 🇺🇲
Thank you to all that served, and God bless you all.
On dis-mounted patrol i used the 23 lb. M-60. The m-16 A-2 colt brand new was 7 lb. with a supped-up 22 cal. 55 ga round. no troops liked the MATEL rifle but the army issued it anyway. My unit had one M-14 spring field and fireing 7.62 51. Soon got to used captured russian AK-47 and left the m-16 with the M-48 tanks. Pleiku, vietnam.
M-14 - loved it in Nam - there is no substitute.
AMEN BRO. M 14 E2. BEST BY TEST!!!
@USM60-JÄGMG42 Watch Myth of the M16 by Small Arms Solutions. It was US Army Ordnance not the rifle that fucked up. th-cam.com/video/NYar4Zf8jH8/w-d-xo.html
Sir, as fellow brother in arms I respect your experience, but I hope that this video by Small Arms Solutions may provide some insight. You may know this already, but it's still an insightful video: th-cam.com/video/NYar4Zf8jH8/w-d-xo.html
How effective was VC at fighting?
I had an M-14 with a fiberglass stock and a selector switch to put it on automatic. I would much rather have it than an M-16. It was much more dependable. I was in Nam most of 1968.
I used both The M14, and the CAR-15, as well as a modified Ithica 12 gauge featherlight, in combat in Vietnam. All, old friends.
Have you fired AR15s, M14s or Ithaca shotguns in civilian life since?
I read John Plaster's book several decades ago on his operations in SOG and the men he briefly speaks of in this piece. "SOG: The Secret Wars Of America's Commandos in Vietnam". Excellent read
I liked the Air horn part.
Excellant presentation of the XM-16E1 from a narrarator who actually fires the rifle and knows the difference between the USAF M-16 and the US Army/USMC XM-16E1.
The forward assist device. How to turn an easily cleared stoppage into something more serious: ram the round into the breach.
A study was done in Iraq and it took between 2-3 hits to knock an enemy down. My father initially carried an M-16, but replaced it by informally requisitioning a 7.62 weapon. 5.56 is inadequate in a triple canopy jungle. My father felt they were outgunned by people firing a 7.62 rifle with 30 round mags.
Yet the Russians went to an even smaller and weaker caliber for their AK rifles.. Must have worked if they copied us...
They were. The Russians copied the Sturmgewehr.
That was more due to using Green Tips. The same was true for Somalia.
That’s bs if 556 was so ineffective it would have been replaced along time ago
Best use of the M-16 was using the split flash hider to break the bailing wire on a case of "C's". Its round couldn't penetrate a clump of bamboo.Got rid of mine as soon as I could take over a M-60. The pig could not only cut through the bush, but put down who ever was using it for cover. Sat Cong.
Very cool to here about the SOG guy buying 30 round mags from Beverly Hills, CA. Probably the first ones to ever be used in country!
Love the M16. Shot expert with it at Fort Jackson in basic training in 1970 and earned a weekend pass to Columbia. 😂
When I was at boot camp, Parris Island Oct-Dec 73, we were one of the first series in all three battalions issued the M-16A1. Plt 395 India Co, 3rd Bn.
1973???
The m16a1 was introduced in the army in 1967...
@@DoctorThomas23 They go to the troops in the field first...
I used the M16A1 and other series till the M4. Same weapon just different evolutions through my service. I have not experienced bad problems with it during my military service other than worn parts associated with use and being issued. The only time I experienced being issued with a brand new weapon out of the factory was in Panama with the then new M16A2 in 1989. The M16A2 was slowly issued first to units in Europe, Korea, and certain CONUS Rapid Deployment Units beginning as I saw them at that time in 1987. By the time of the Panama Invasion of 1989-90, the entire 82nd Airborne had M16A2s along with the 7th ID. Pre-invasion units like the a battalion from the 5th ID and enemy Panama Defense Forces were using Vietnam or 1970s M16A1s. They all worked well in combat. I have no doubt in my mind that the M16 series is a fine weapon. As a retired soldier and a civilian now. I have built my own replicas in semi-auto mode rifles in the series and found them OUTSTANDING! The last series I used was the M4. I used it in combat in Iraq during 2006 through 2008. I also have built many M4 semi-auto clones for myself and friends. Very popular rifle today in the US as a go to rifle or carbine by civilians and law enforcement. Unfortunately it has been vilified by the Communist news media as evil. The Communist media have no clue that only evil folks can use everyday objects to commit crimes. An AR-15/M16 series rifle or carbine cannot just be in a closet, out in the open, or be inside a safe. Just suddenly escape to shoot people on it own. If that was the case. Shouldn't cars be under car violence control then? Far more people die from car related deaths like accidents or intentional killings? The car industry have tried to make the car more safely than the individual driver's mind to what their intent is? Like a car as in a firearm. Controls and design to make it safe during proper use. Not designed for an evil person intending it for evil use. Politicians and evil purposed minded lawyers see this is a way of disarming good folks who own these firearms as keeping themselves protected against the common person or as an easy profit by suing firearms makers. Yet firearms protect politicians and lawyers by having body guards, protective details around them or having them concealed for their own means of protections. The people who use the law have a double standard on who will be protected and those who will be disarmed and denied the means of self protection. When they talk about "Common Sense Gun Control" it only means that an ordinary individuals life is no more important than the people who rule over us and interpret the law to their advantage.
Amen brother! This "leg" agrees with your assessment.
I was in the USAF in West Germany in the '80s and had a Vietnam era M16-A1. A terrible gun. On cold Germany nights the action would stop and it was well lubricated!?!?
Actually, cars are under control. You have to register your car, buy a plate every year from your state. Registar the vehicle sale. Re-register as a new owner. You have to take a test to operate said car. Renew that license every couple years, and have auto insurance on it to operate it. So, there you go.
@@rediron44cars are not guaranteed in the constitution!
Of the XM16 Rifle in Viet Nam, If you did not keep your weapon clean you were going to encounter problems.
We taped the muzzle to keep dirt out but we still had problems. That goes for any weapon but the XM16 was problematic until a Mod. Was done by Armorers in our Units otherwise, it was a great piece of hardware.
The forward assist, making minor malfunctions into major name since the 1960's
Nothing is over! Nothing! You just don't turn it off! It wasn't my war! You asked me, I didn't ask you! And I did what I had to do to win! But somebody wouldn't let us win!
Welcome home bro.
Rambo's "first blood" speech?
You don't make any f sense dude 🙏
I was there in 66to 67. I only saw marines with the M16. In 68 they were still using the M14. My battalion had them until 70.
I use during 66 I think the Marines used them before that even M14.
I fought in units of 6 to 30+ to a Battalion, sometimes. I mainly carried the M-14 with a switch for single or machinegun. I fired the M-16 but never used it in combat. The m-16 jammed, a piece of crap. It got better later. I now have a M!A-M-14 single shot.
It seems all smart people are now armed.
M16 is one of the best looking rifles ever made.🇬🇧👍🏼
@Bryce Sattler Lubed more than cleaned, but it is worth the it with the quick, follow up shots compared to any AK...
great piece cant wait to watch part 2!
I am a Vietnam Vet and I thank u for your service😊
Repelling off a huey was one of the scariest things I ever did...lol It was fun, but really freaky the first time. I wasn't trained for it, but learned real fast!😂
Very good 👍,l like how the guy loads the mag.
Some younger people actually think the M16 runs on gasoline because of the way it’s described as a gas-operated rifle.
In the bush I carried the M60, loved it. Back at Nui Dat I carried an M16, it fired one round on auto. You had to hold the magazine on. I would have preferred an SLR. (FN FAL)
Toll the long flash hider on the XM177 is so it would sound like a AK47
No, it was a small suppressor too quiet the short barrel's report like the 20" barrel...
601 was the first version, 603 was the 3rd and it was m16a1, 601 and 604 were used by the marines and airforce.
XM193 is Federal's "failed mil spec" (or over run) civilian version of M193.
My M--16 almost got me killed. Internal hammer broke. Thank God I had my 1911 .45
Lenny D was the m-14 okay
Was it the xm16e1 ?
Jesus that must be scary
@USM60-JÄGMG42 So many things wrong with comments just like this. The Nam myths about the M16s and it's issues will never die. Eugene made a fantastic rifle but it was utterly sabotaged in the beginning. The people in charge of weaponry were diehard fans of steel/wood firearms shooting full power 30 Cal rounds.
They fought to kill the AR-15 whenever they saw any opportunity to. After the problems were addressed, the M16 got better and better. It is (not a debate in the slightest) one of the best weapons ever made for the military.
After putting thousands of rounds through both ARs and AKs over the years, I've still to this day have yet to see an AR jam. The AK has done it a few times though it was simply a matter of parts needing replacement. They are both really good firearms that I enjoy owning.
Due to some famous mud tests done with the AR15, AK47, and M14, it has been proven that the AR is the one most likely to survive the mud and dirt. The closed action is a benefit as well as the gas system it has.
@@Patriotusa44 You should have been with me in Nam in '67, the M-16 was trash, constantly jamming, couldn't fire on automatic. It's a crime they tested it using us as guinea pigs, rather than addressing the problems before issuing the weapon.
As a teenager at the time every night on the news would be field reports with the number of those killed and wounded .Every day ,for years .
Not to mention, B52's dropping all that ordnance. That was one poorly organised war.
Its stood the test of time and has had more influence than the AK 47 if you think about it. The Ak wasn't the 1st assault rifle and wasn't really ground breaking. The M16 influenced the controls on many western rifles. It also changed the materials used to build rifles. The M16 is very reliable and seen it in mud test out perform the AK. It took years to get rid of the stigma it got from Vietnam. Same with the SA80/ L85 A1. Yes it isn't perfect and is heavy but the version now is a decent rifle compared to the version that 1st got issued. It does its job. They British SAS can choose the weapon to take into battle and they take a version of the M16/M4. They have been doing since the 1960s.
The best years of my life.....
Ehm okay...
I dont know what to say to someone who says the Vietnam war was the best time in his life...
@@DoctorThomas23 Coming back to the world, where every day is a holiday, and every meal is a banquet.
The m14s they make these days are kind of baller, gentlemen. 👍
For most part the AR 15 is a civilian version of the M 16. With exception of no machine gun function.
Leave it to the government to issue the military equipment that has not been tested to make sure it works.
VERY PROUD💥💥💥
At 11:00 damn that looks like me! The one guy looking at the camera.
Unfortunately, the ARVN was not equipped with the M16 as was the US army till a few years later, and had to face the AK47 of the enemy with WW2 weapons.
John Plaster is a true badass.
Also due McNamara trying to save money chrome plating the bolt and recieve was removed from mfg. Process
The kind of m16 he demonstrate is like more a friendly lefty handed rifle...
Is that the old High-Standard pistol the Major was holding?
Was wondering that too
M14 all day long!
I loved my m16 a1 even though it jammed qualifying BRM. I still qualified sharp shooter. Could have been expert. My drill and I know the deal.
The M-16's they issued to us in Feb.'67, sucked, I was there, where were you?
The 173rd had the m16 no bolt assist model. First army unit sent into Vietnam. May '65. Just saying.
The M16 problem didn't get fixed by the 1970's. I knew someone who died because his gun jammed during a fire fight in 1971.
USA and ARVN (Army Republic of Viet Nam) against communism, our enemies is communist countries. We thank you and honor our veterans those who have given their lives in service to our country. Remember! Every minute we enjoy our freedom, every second someone “Out there” in uniform risk their lives to protecting it. Let us never forget, let us always remember. Freedom is not free, God bless and keep all those who have given for our liberty, fight against the Communism and the Radical Islamic terrorists.
Why can't I find these on this channel anywhere? They show up in a broad search but when you check the actual channel, they're not here.
Is it true that the US tested the M16 in combat first with the ARVN b/c they didn’t want to risk American lives? That the ARVN loved it and only then did they started issuing the US marines the M16 but then decided to change the gun powder and the results were completely different from what the ARVN initially reported. I recall reading this in an article somewhere.
I can only tell you the one's I had in the 70's to the 90's were mostly junk! I will take a M-14 any day!
The 16 was a POS 1969 I wouldn't trade one M14 for 50 M16's
(3/26 BLT) REIN 9th MAB
That's because you had the wrong ammunition, buffers, extractors, and no chrome lined barrels. The magazines also sucked. The Stoner platform today is one of the best.
I had the m-16 a1 colt . Vulcan gunner
can someone tell me what the "forward assist" does, please?
Today the 5.56 round days are numbered. Its struggling with the distance of the engagements in Afghanistan. Plus body armour will only get better. The enemy also know to fire so air support can't be called in easy. Firing from compounds or mosques. We need something between 5.56 and 7.62. 5.56 was adopted so full automatic fire would be controllable. Not many militaries use full auto with rifles. That's the job of the LMG.
And then we'll get deployed to the Asian Pacific region, back in, the jay carrying all your gear. Carrying a tonne of 7.62 won't be such a great idea then.
Respect for my soldiers
Did the military ever issue copies of the Fortunate Son record
Yep, it was a great idea, if you were hunting Ground hogs ! Also special Forces could get weapons that we could not get, like the S&W model 39, 9mm & the Colt 357 Magnum.
What is a "forward assist"? and what is its advantage with it, and without forward assist?
Of course the "carry handle" is a consequence of wanting the recoil straight into the shoulder, so the sights have to be high. Direct gas impingement, again of course, fills the working parts with powder residue.
It is not a true DI, but an internal piston. It would take close to a thousand rounds to fill the working parts for it to have any problems.. You must not have shot one much lol...
The M16 is not a DI gas system..It is an internal piston..
Thanks fotr this content , i dont know if maj. John plaster will see this but i must ask s question , i dont was wondering if yoy served with a soldier by the name of Dan Wagner jr. FOB-2 CCC Macv sog SF group USARV. From pineville ky. Kia kontum province.
What was the point on the large flash hider on the short m16
It was a suppressor to quite the report of the short barrel, to match the standard 20" barrel..
How about the M1 30 carbine?
So tragic that all these early problems could be avoided just by spending more $$$ but they chose to pay with human lives
Second round I fired down range , got a click misfire my heart dropped immediately, gotta say tho with out thinking immediately did sports
Why was the twist rate 1in 12 back then
Because that was the optimum twist for a 55 grain bullet that was being used..
Australians carried the SLR in Vietnam and were better served by the extra firepower of the 7.62 round. It could punch through brush and trees
So why did they switch to the 5.56 Aug and Stoner rifle???
@@hairydogstail Because everyone else in the free world has.
They carried M16 s the Aussies and the M60
It was adopted neca4 some general who did not know better said it would. It stay8 in service so long because generals who faught from a desk said it would .
7:49? Flash hider! Too funny.flash suppressor, ya that's the nomenclature
Lesson, don't field test a rifle in combat.
They did not care, was not them that would pay the piper, when the Matty Matel special goes "click".
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Soldiers were the victims of an experimental weapon with experimental ammunition.
Should have stuck with the M-14.......
Good Old John Plaster; I have many of his training videos ...never seems to age more than when I first saw him; thank you John for what you Guys did for us. _____________________________________________________________________________Sad to see so called Americans voting for a socialist or worse. If I were running I would stand I n the middle of Arlington cemetery...raise my eyes to the havens and call for the spirits of our boys up there to come down out of the heavens and take out these communist want a be's …, like they did the NVA. That is my personal opinion Eugene Ellis Esq.
Ditto
I'll take the CAR15 please
Can someone explain to me why the M16 rifle had only 20 round mags from the get go?
Failure of the US Arsenal. It was the GI's that insisted in 30 round mags because the AK's had them. Even the first Assualt rifle in the world in Germany, had a 30 round mag.
Note that the M1 Carbine did end up with a 30 rounder in the 1950's, I think.
Early M16 30 rounders worked poorly. They finally developed something called an Anti Tilt Follower. That works great.
They wanted us to conserve ammo. I thought at the time put those idiots out in the field with us. USMC 1969- 1974.
Air Force.
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Thanks man, to see the m16a1 shooting is just satisfaction
The M-16A1 Was The Best 😀😊😎
Honor, for those brave soldiers....
I served in Vietnam Nam during 67 and 68. I preferred and used an M14. I would not accept an M16 for my use. Sgt E5.
I much preferred the M14.
MACVSOG originally Special Operations Group, renamed Studies and Observation Group to make the doves happy, same mission, just coddling the soft willed .....
Just the point I was about to add. Some geniuses in the Dept. of Defense choose a gun powder that Stoner did not use in his design. Incredible idiots that would do something like that. It caused all the jam issues with the rifle.
Westmoreland was an artillery officer for Gods sake, no way he should have commanded an AEF
I served
Can one year of a person's life define the entire 60+ years remaining
i hated that recycled Budweiser can of a rifle..
the most lose feed jamming POS rifle i ever carried...i understand why many threw it down and picked up an AK..
i love my Bulgarian milled SLR 95
10.40 is an estab!ished British technique going back to WWII but who knows who is the origin.
That would suck to be finishing up your tour if duty and then your commanding officer says we'll sorry son we will be expanding your tour of duty up to 6 more months
Counter insurgence war has not gone so well. Were there lessons in El Salvador that we need to visit?
M1 Garand or BAR for me.
I have a car 15 picture from vandergriff combat base when I was stationed there at 1969 support for Dewey canyon attached to task Force hotel s as a young Lance corporal I did not keep the car. 15. And went back to my chrome line. 16 that I was given after my mama jamming three prong flash header model when I arrive before tet0 68
General Creighton Abrams should have replaced Westmoreland two years earlier. Westmoreland's stupid strategy of attrition was a failed approach.
QUESTION, why do the American people keep defending their betrayers ?
Me too Vietnam..ese
To introduce a weapon that is not fully tested and malfunctions is an outrage, especially when a soldiers life depends on it ?
M-16 Bad Rifle, Good Rifle M-14