If you have any interest you should take a look at the British L85. Its a great example of how weapon design is unbelievably difficult. Little benign things like location of the mag release got men killed.
FN FNC: We're all FAMILY of the same caliber... FN SCAR-L: I'm with you bro... Type 89: I'm proud being with you, guys... FAMAS F1: Don't forget about me... FAMAS G2: And ME as well... ACR: THERE'S MANY OF US!!! G36: YEAH, I KNOW!!! FN 2000: THE MIGHT OF 5.56x45mm AMMUNITION!!! QBZ-97: I can relate with all of you...
"Controversial at first, it managed to shed its bad reputation and became an institution." Ahoy's script are always so well written from his oldest weapon guide to Iconic Arms
This biggest issue with the old M16s was training. Soldiers believed they didn't need to clean it. If you clean and maintain the AR platform, it's just as reliable as your AK.
More so actually. Tighter tolerances and the dust cover keep debris out more effectively. You might be able to put more rounds through an AK without cleaning it, but if I'm dragging a rifle through mud and sand, it's my AR
The AK is the type of girl that isn't very sensitive, but doesn't have much personalty either, she's good where ever she needs to be, but isn't particularly good in any one area. The AR however, may be a little sensitive, and can't take as much as AK, but treat her right and take care of her, and she'll shine where ever you need her.
Hawt Dawg The AK's a good Russian girl, a hard, diligent worker, strong, but simple. The AR, though... She's a smart girl. May not be as tough as the AK, but she's filled to the brim with American ambition.
Hill Sniper 😂A Vietnam war vet once told me that.Its one reason why he prefered the m16 over the Ak while he was in Vietnam.Most people that dont do their research claim it was hated in Vietnam, but thats not completely true.
Heptonic 48 It's a good rifle, its just that the beginning was bad. The M16 was ahead of its time at its arrival but politics...the gift that keeps on giving.
Loved the M16A4 when I was in the Corps, during my 4yrs I think I only stovepiped once and doublefed twice. For a 20yo rifle passed by thousands of marines before me, and countless deployments, it impressed me enough to buy my own Colt AR15A4
@Strider 1: Trigger that's a good question lol maybe he got to use it between kino and places we never knew of judging by how much they go through time and space.
@@justnoob8141 The FAL fires 7.62mm whilst the EM-2 fires 7.1mm, it's worth noting this as Britain adopted the L1A1 - basically the FAL. Britain has and always will (most likely) value accuracy over all else, so the weight and recoil from a weapon used to not be valued as much. The recoil is deemed to be half that of the .303/7.7mm British, which is really good considering the weight differences between them. Finally, note that it's quite similar in size to the M14, but most of it is barrel. The AK-47 is somewhat similar, firing 7.62 (though not exactly, as there is a weight difference as with a velocity difference). By definition, it's an assault rifle as it fires a round that is less powerful than standard rifle caliber rounds. The M16 vs EM-2 isn't a argument, as so much was learned during the 10~ or so year differences between them. The M16 was designed as an alternative to the US traditional doctrine, the EM-2 was forged from experience in WW2. This is like comparing the Sherman and Tiger - you can't. They're too very different designs made for different things. As a side note though, the L85 is quite similar to the M16 - the second iteration fixed most problems - the key one was lack of QA and issues all round. A2 is equal to the M16A1, being the one that fixed most problems. Still waiting on the A3 though. i don't know why i did this
If there is a drunk driver killing, we blame the driver If there is a knife murder, we blame the person Then why in the **** do we blame gun killings on the gun?
The Zombie Survival Guide called this gun the "worst assault rifle in the world." From this video, however, it seems as if Max Brooks didn't take into consideration the various improvements made to it since the 60's.
And he clearly didn't know that weapons like Famas, SA80 or G36 are arguably worse, with the former two having notorious reliability issues and the G36 can become so hot that it can melt the handguard due to being made of plastic. But his statement is a clear indication that the M16 will never live down it's unreliabilty problems from the Vietnam War.
+Matías Aguayo He also said that you can't use the bayonet because you'll break the shoulder stock, though why exactly you'd need to hold the weapon at your shoulder to use a knife attached under the barrel is beyond me.
Jaceblue04 Ok that's just ridiculous while E1 and A1 models have a not very durable stock, A2 and every variants after have a stock at least ten times stronger than the original. A folding, retractable, sliding or telescopic stock is much more likely to break than a fixed stock. Also synthetic stocks are more durable than wood stock.
Despite my defense of the M16, I wouldn't recomend to use that rifle in a zombie apocalypse UNLESS you know how to use it. You need to maintain it and know how to fix a malfuction in case of one.
Do a video on the Sturmgewehr 44. That weapon completely changed the way militaries approach modern rifles. It was the first assault rifle, with an intermediate cartridge, 30 round mags, automatic fire and very accurate semi-auto fire, the works. That weapon caused every nation on Earth to rethink their approach to infantry rifles on the modern battlefield.
Even in 2020, the m-16 is strong in service, and very reliable. And with the adoption of the new 6.5 rifles, its still not going to be phased out. instead, it will serve as the US military 5.56 caliber weapons alongside the new 6.5 caliber. Kind off like how the SMG serves in militaries alongside the PDW.
@Isaac Gutierrez For me, its the A2 for practicality sake (more modern and more "improvements"). Still, with those who love the classics, the A1 is what you want.
If you play the original MW2 Army Rangers are using them and you can pick one up and it's pretty fun to use as it's the 3 rd burst M16A4, Back in 2009 when the game came out the US Army was still using some in Iraq and Afghanistan but then they replaced it with the shorter M4 Carbine but the Marine Corps still has some in limited use
Just warning you guys, never use Max brooks' book "The Zombie Survival Guide" as a source of info on the M16. He doesn't acknowledge the existence of the M16A4 or M4, and regards it as "The worst rifle ever made" that jammed every second shot, and was extremely fragile. He then says the AK47 and M1 Carbine as "the best rifles ever made". While the AK and M1 are superb. He still doesn't know shit about weapons.
The M1 Carbine was using a very weak Intermidate cartidge closer to the cartidge of a pistol it was made to be a more powerful pistol for tankers and more
If I remember right, he claimed that .22lr is the best round ever because it bounces around in the skull. I really want to know what causes people to believe these sorts of things, and be confident enough with their 0 attempts at research to publish it to millions.
Thanks for showing bf3, that was the apex of m16s in video games. The feel, accuracy, just everything about it made it a dream to use in game. M16A3 the one true God
The thing is Armalite specifically told the U.S. Dept of Ordinance that A. it needed to be issued with new powder, and B. each man needs a cleaning kit, but the DO figured they could save a few bucks per rifle if they just didn't fucking do that. That's what got men killed. Not a bad engineer decision, or a shitty weapon. The DO absolutely cheaping it as much as possible.
oh and no, what happened with the powder is that the DO issued rounds with some powder charge that was genuinely awful just so the M16 and 5.56x45mm would look way worse than it actually was
It's somehow ended up heavier than the original XM16E1 yet due to the shorter gas tube and shorter buffer tube the recoil is way snappier, the muzzle kick is clearly way worse. And the burst-mechanism makes the trigger way worse. The M4 also has a sight radius as short as the AK47.
The M16 vs. AK47 debate will rage long after both have become obsolete. The debate will take its place among such hallowed time wasters like the longbow vs. the crossbow and the two-handed longsword vs. the katana. Born of a turbulent era, the M16 and the AK47 will melt into the depths of historical what-ifs, being associated with hypothetical campaigns of USSR vs. USA, like that of the Mongol Empire vs. the Roman Empire. In the ceaseless march of science and progression, classes of weapons rise and fall in the context of their eras. The class that seems full of variation is reduced to a simple moniker. Short bows, composite bows, longbows, they dissolve into simply "bows", as their usefulness succumbs to the next generation of arms. When the generations of the future look back on our era of primitive gunpowder-based projectile launchers, they'll laugh at our "assault rifles" musing how just one of their anti-matter dispersal units could wipe out entire platoons of us at a time. And when their texts show an image of these cumbersome, crude, "assault rifles", there will be two specimens shown as examples. The Kalashnikov AK-47, and the Armalite/Colt M16.
Hallam Steer It might have a more powerful round, but its not as accurate as the m16.Any weapon will break down and jam if you don't clean and maintain it by the way.If its cleaned the m16 is a very reliable rifle.Even AKs jam if you dont clean them.
Well, the M16 will go obsolete before the AK. Literally no military uses the M16 anymore, but multiple Asian countries and almost every African country used it.
Small correction. It wasn't the AR-10's light weight that kept it from GI hands, and it wasn't the contracted company that caused the M16's reliability issues. It was active sabotage from the Ordinance Corps. The AR-10 also had a disadvantage in trials by bringing a few experimental barrels that could handle the mil-spec ammunition, but couldn't handle the out of spec and overdressed ammunition the ordinance corps gave it. The AR platform in any western caliber is pretty much the pinnacle of western firearms design.
M16=Full length rifle, fully automatic. Military use only AR15=Full length, barrel can't be shorter than 16in, semi auto only for civilians (in US)M4=Shorter M16, fullyautomatic. Military use only. You're welcome
His video had a lot more interesting info than that. Not only that but you're just plain wrong. 3 round burst is not full auto. M4s are actually 3rnd burst. M4A1 is full auto. You're welcome.
I guess if you really want to get technical in terminology, you can say that the ar15 is the general name of the platform. The M16 is then the military designation of the ar-15 capable of select fire and fitted with a 20 inch barrel. This also means the M4 is the military designation of the ar-15, but with a 14.5 inch barrel with carbine length gas system, and SPECIFICALLY the one function change that allows it to be different enough to have a different designation (and not just M16 para or someshit) is the more sloped feed ramp cuts that now extend past barrel extension and down into the receiver. Modern ar-15s now sport this M4 cut in barrel and A4 receiver, and M4 cut barrels are fully compatible with older generation upper receivers like the M16. However, older style barrels without the M4 cuts (M16 barrels) may run into reliability issues if attached to any A4 cut upper receiver (M4)
@Mark Gaming ArmaLite designed the rifle. Earlier M16 and M16A1 models have the ArmaLite branding. Due to typical Filipino habit of brand genericide, any AR-patterned rifle is called armalite.
Almost every single modern rifle is based off the AR or AK platforms, and with very good reasons. Tried and true, these platforms changed the game of rifle making forever.
1:57 to be precise, the original M16 was chambered for 5.56 but not 5.56 NATO. The rifle in fact had to be modified into the M16A2 to standardize to the Belgian SS109 round that NATO did select in the 70's.
***** LAME! Battlefield had BF 1942 and 1943. True,WW2 games are once popular,but are repetitive as it means the same setting,as I've mentioned before. Nowdays,I don't see the point.
>made video on m16 >signifies american military >people say america is best >people got angry >i shat myself laughing at banter Stay classy, TH-cam. Even on Ahoy's vids.
He does the weapons he chooses because of the backstory. The m16/ar15 has an amazing story of how it once was hated but now is still used by some of our military forces
Who the fuck would believe that the rifle was self-cleaning?! How would it have done that, I wonder? ...Well, magic, probably. They probably said magic.
I think it's the direct gas system, the gas that is left over after the bolt can blow debris out, not necessarily self cleaning but better than nothing I guess
The m16's development was a time when officers with no experience in battle or any education of how to fight a war is promoted to the very top, and intentionally make the decision to kill his own men to try and prove his hyperconservative point- that every soldier should be armed with gold plated, 80 caliber muskets and golden crosses. The m16 was sabotaged in the development cycle. The designer Eugene stoner was young when he first designed it, and was old by the time it was being used. It was that long. This is part of a much larger story, known as, why we fucking lost allot of wars.
Shorty Shorty might have been the gas-operating system. There are reports that it does blew dust inside the gun but not much. Guess it is better than left then gun jammef
Think about it in context. The springfield m1903 lasted from adoptiom in 1903 till replacement in 1936. 33 years in service. The m1 garand from 1936 till 1959 when replaced by the m14. 23 years in service. The m14 lasted from adoptiom in 1959 till 1968 when replaced my the m16a1. Not even 10 years. Then, its 2020 and the basic rifle is still being used (of course mainly in a carabinr configuration as the m4) The m16 has gone strong for over 50 years, and besides the marined maybe switching from m4s to m27s, the rifle has withstood every other attempt to dethrone it. Besides veeery early guns (way back when tech evolved less rapidly), no rifle in US service has done the same. It went from MLK to the space age and into today. edit: it took until 2021 before another rifle was adopted, but even then we'll see how long before the M5 is widely adopted, 55 years and kicking.
Angelo NegoWhite And? What does that have to do with this? I was just quoting the video on something that was funny. I don't see how the round fired has anything to do with this Also, "7x62" isn't correct, it's "7.62x(any value)". The 7.62x32 i believe is the M43 round fired by original AK rifles.
My grandfather served in the air national guard durin Veitnam. And he said the first time he picked up the m-16 he thought it was a toy to practice on and gave it back saying he wanted the real one. He was the. Givin a week of KP duty lol
@@moesalamander7012 Ah yes the 5.56 AR-10. Seriously though, an AR-10 would be sick in New Vegas, as 5.56 just doesn't cut it against higher level enemies. Yes you have M1 but it's kinda slow for a semi-auto.
@@moesalamander7012 Assault carbine is a really weird version of AR-15 that is chambered in "5mm". It's a weird cartridge that isn't really used in the real world. We have no idea how much power it has, but it's also used in the minigun.
Pika Zilla They turned shotguns into bongs not rifles. Their rifles by that time had a hole the size of a 22lr round and the birdcage muzzle device made it hard to bong it
Honestly I don't have a huge interest in guns outside of video games, but these videos are just so well made and interesting that I can't stop watching.
these videos are amazing. obviously well researched, the ambien music is perfect and that accent brings the narration to a new level but overall that vector art used are just the very tasty icing on an awesome cake that are these videos. thank you for the top notch production it is greatly appreciated
The development of the M16A2 rifle was originally requested by the United States Marine Corps in 1979 as a result of combat experience in Vietnam with the M16A1.[191] It was officially adopted by the Department of Defense as the "Rifle, 5.56 mm, M16A2" in 1983.[192] The Marines were the first branch of the U.S. Armed Forces to adopt it, in the early/mid-1980s, with the United States Army following suit in 1986.[193] Modifications to the M16A2 were extensive. In addition to the then new STANAG 4172[194] 5.56×45mm NATO chambering and its accompanying rifling, the barrel was made with a greater thickness in front of the front sight post, to resist bending in the field and to allow a longer period of sustained fire without overheating. The rest of the barrel was maintained at the original thickness to enable the M203 grenade launcher to be attached. The barrel rifling was revised to a faster 1:7 (178 mm) twist rate to adequately stabilize the new 5.56×45 mm NATO SS109/M855 ball and L110/M856 tracer ammunition. The heavier longer SS109/M855 bullet reduced muzzle velocity from 3,260 ft/s (994 m/s), to about 3,110 ft/s (948 m/s).[195] A new adjustable rear sight was added, allowing the rear sight to be dialed in for specific range settings between 300 and 800 meters to take full advantage of the ballistic characteristics of the SS109/M855 rounds and to allow windage adjustments without the need of a tool or cartridge.[196] The flash suppressor was again modified, this time to be closed on the bottom, so the new birdcage-type muzzle device would not kick up dirt or snow when being fired from the prone position, and additionally act as an asymmetric recoil compensator to reduce muzzle climb.[197][198] A spent case deflector was incorporated into the upper receiver immediately behind the ejection port to prevent (hot) cartridge cases from striking left-handed users.[113] The action was also modified, replacing the fully automatic setting with a three-round burst setting.[196] When using a fully automatic weapon, inexperienced troops often hold down the trigger and "spray" when under fire. The U.S. Army concluded that three-shot groups provide an optimum combination of ammunition conservation, accuracy, and firepower.[199][failed verification] The number of rounds fired in a burst is determined by a cam mechanism that trips the trigger mechanism for each shot in the burst. For the burst the trigger must be held down for the full duration of the burst. The M16 series will terminate the burst if the trigger is released before the burst is complete, but keep the cam in position. Thus, the next time the trigger is pulled, the weapon will only fire one or two rounds.[200][201] The USMC has retired the M16A2 in favor of the newer M16A4; a few M16A2s remain in service with the U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard,[202][203] Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard.[citation needed] The handguard was modified from the original triangular shape to a round one, which better fit smaller hands and could be fitted to older models of the M16. The new handguards were also symmetrical so armories need not separate left- and right-hand spares. The handguard retention ring was tapered to make it easier to install and uninstall the handguards.[113] The new buttstock became ten times stronger than the original due to advances in polymer technology since the early 1960s. Original M16 stocks were made from cellulose-impregnated phenolic resin; the newer M16A2 stocks were engineered from DuPont Zytel glass-filled thermoset polymers and became a replacement part for the preceding M16A1. The new buttstock was lengthened by 5⁄8 in (15.9 mm) and included a fully textured polymer buttplate for better grip on the shoulder, and retained a panel for accessing a small compartment inside the stock, often used for storing a basic cleaning kit.[204] A notch for the middle finger was added to the pistol grip as well as more texture to enhance the grip. The new pistol grips were engineered from Zytel glass-filled thermoset polymers. The M16A2 pistol grip became a replacement part for the preceding M16A1.[113][204] The standard Model 645 M16A2 has a safe/semi/three-round burst selective fire trigger group. It became standard issue for the U.S. Marine Corps and Army. There is also a safe/semi/three-round burst/automatic selective fire trigger group Model 708 version of M16A2 rifle named "M16A2 Enhanced", used by some militaries around the world.[205]
The m16 actually functions great in sand and mud. In fact it handles mud better than ak pattern weapons. You can see inrangetv's series of tests on that as proof. The problem with the m16 was design changes made by Congress right before adoption that caused the rifle to operate out of spec and to save money. These issues caused malfunctions that would not have happened otherwise and the rifle had been perfectly reliable after the initial problems were fixed
No it really was the power load of the ammunition given it was too low causing jams and cleaning kits where not given to save money causing many men to die because of corner cutting to save some cash
@@OlDanTucker Nope. The largest issue of the M16s in Vietnam was the fact that their chambers were not chrome lined. This was done by save on expenses. The barrels of the M16s issued to many troops had no protection from corrosion on the inside of the barrel (and therefore the chamber). In the humid jungles of Vietnam, the inside of these barrels rusted quickly. After the barrels rusted and the rust was removed, pitting was left inside of the barrels; this included the chamber. As the ammunition is fired, the brass case expands to cling against the walls of the chamber. The brass was expanding into the pitting left behind by the rust, increasing the amount of friction between the spent brass and the chamber walls. This increased friction increase the amount of effort required of the rifle to extract the cases, leading to extraction failures.
@@LawlessNate Incorrect th-cam.com/video/LyXndCxn9K4/w-d-xo.html L James Sullivan him self addressed the issues after looking into it with ian mccollum from forgotten weapons do your research
Believe it or not, it's always Americans who gets the facts right about the AR. Most of the idiots that says "M16 is the most unreliable rifle that will jam everytime", are mostly Russiophiles and uninformed idiots. And yes, some of these Americans are also idiots and also claim AKs are unreliable and overrated just because it failed a mud test once.
Darren Atm saying M16 is unreliable is like saying AK-47 is unreliable, both are eternal rival and if one is unreliable then the other will be the same
When the Australian soldiers first got a hold of it, they called it "Plastic Fantastic".
I cannot tell if that is an insult or not.
I am 100% stealing this at work
Once I read it, it was with an Aussie Accent..
It was fantastic for them because every time they shot the dirt fell out and into space.
when have Australian soldiers used it? I thought our soldiers had AUG rifles?
The Idea that the M16 was 'Space-Age' is so weird to me, being in a world where the M16 set the standard for what modern guns look like.
Hollow Inside true but in the context of the 60s, it definitely must have seemed very ‘Space-Age’.
Yes and it made the AK-47 look so old and retarded, Ha Ha 😅😂😂"
@@mushfiqrahman4557 Love the M16, Accuracy, Better ballstics at longer distance and lighter weight 💪💪"
@@mushfiqrahman4557 Russian's and AK fan boy's need a real lession in small arm's and ballstics to really understand the M16 🤔"
@@mushfiqrahman4557 The M16 is still the best weapon 👍👍
“God created all men equal. The armalite makes sure it stays that way.” -Grafiti in Derry, Northern Ireland.
Man the ira does love their Armalites.
Up RA 🇮🇪
The AR18 was one of the most popular during the Troubles.
Nice
@American Oil Yes. Long live the RA
Always remember, If your M16 is jammed, Use the forward assist button to jam it even harder.
This is obviously a joke
But for ppl who don’t know it’s to unjam it
No it’s really is a jam button
Devin Massa jam enhancer
A brick 🤣
You sound like the dude who says pegi 18 on game trailers
JimmyIsMyName o yeah holy shit
lmao
He probably is...
Yeah, the PEGI guy has a cool voice, unlike the ESRB guy here in the United States, he sounds boring.
PEGI 3
MP40
The gun most people in WW2 games keep picking up when they're out of ammunition
whender y
Good times. Still the goddam same gameplay today.
You jest, but the first German SMG, the MP18, was so influential that most SMGs in WW2 (ones that weren't American) were based off it
I wish he does the Kar98
SamItCouldBe Didn't the Germans invent SMGs in the first place?
Ahoy: **Talks about how dirt is made**
Literally everyone: this is interesting
New series.
GardenAhoy: Dirt.
Fuck dirt all my homies use loam
true
@@qdoom3 well yes
Stuart Brown is an amazing writer, not gonna lie.
"few bear any grudge against the platform today" the last thing Ahoy said before he got attacked by every AK guy in existence.
NYET! RIFLE IS FINE!!!
Ak47 is good ar platform good let's all just hate un shitty guns and be done with it
Lol b1-h6 that is true, I’m an ar guy btw
*autistic brandon herrera fans
BRANDON HERERRA JOINS THE BATTLE
"This rifle is self cleaning!" That's the 50's and early 60's for ya.
Boomers where stupid
@@buildawall5803 Ageists.
@@cadjebushey6524 I mean they shamed the newer generations first so they had it coming.
@@myusername3689 But considering all the stupid things this generation gets into today, we kinda deserve it. Remember the gorilla glue lady?
@@cadjebushey6524 The what?
This is my rifle,
This is my gun,
This is for fighting,
This is for fun.
In that scene in fmj they had m14s
just saying 🙂
I got one and it not that good like my galil
WOOOOOOOOOOOO Old Breed humour!
This is my rifle, there are many like it, but this one is mine, without my rifle I am nothing, without me my rifle is nothing
"Sir, The Private's Rifle Name is Charlene, Sir !"
What they did to this rifle during Vietnam as pure evil. The change in powder got men killed as their rifles jammed in the heat of battle.
And didnt issue cleaning kits and maintenance training. Leading to many soldiers killed while trying to fix their jammed M16.
Darren Atm all in an effort to sabotage an objectively better rifle so that the troops would be forced to use an older worse one for traditions sake.
If you have any interest you should take a look at the British L85. Its a great example of how weapon design is unbelievably difficult. Little benign things like location of the mag release got men killed.
The constant incompetence of US brass during Vietnam was almost criminal
@@channel_abc123_ We are not talking about the Vietnamese. That's a different topic.
M4A1: "WHO ARE YOU!?:
M16: "I'm you but better"
M416: "bruh..."
M16: I am your father
AR15: AND IM YOUR WIFE
L85: *eating glue*
FN FNC: We're all FAMILY of the same caliber...
FN SCAR-L: I'm with you bro...
Type 89: I'm proud being with you, guys...
FAMAS F1: Don't forget about me...
FAMAS G2: And ME as well...
ACR: THERE'S MANY OF US!!!
G36: YEAH, I KNOW!!!
FN 2000: THE MIGHT OF 5.56x45mm AMMUNITION!!!
QBZ-97: I can relate with all of you...
M249: “Don’t forget me”
I'm surprised he didn't call it the Honda Civic of rifles. given its endless amount of customization options
"Honda Civic, the M16 of cars." This would sell.
Ford Transit would be even more appropriate
Mustang seems like a more reasonable comparison, American, and larger after market.
I will give you that, Nice joke.
Don't you mean the Gremlin or Pinto of rifles?
I don't need no teenage queen, all I need is my M16.
Wasn't it m14?
+That Guy the original yes, but it carried over
Until that bitch gets pregnant (jams)
You can tell it's Mattel
+Dr. Gonzo mine never jammed unless I used old shitty magazines with the green follower that tilts.
"Controversial at first, it managed to shed its bad reputation and became an institution." Ahoy's script are always so well written from his oldest weapon guide to Iconic Arms
"should kill a man in a single shot."
me: **laughs in CSGO**
The "98 in 4"
CSGO is not real! I mean... Not based on reality!
Me laughs in balance
@@georggross1232 r/wooosh
98 and fucking 4 god damnit
This biggest issue with the old M16s was training. Soldiers believed they didn't need to clean it. If you clean and maintain the AR platform, it's just as reliable as your AK.
More so actually. Tighter tolerances and the dust cover keep debris out more effectively. You might be able to put more rounds through an AK without cleaning it, but if I'm dragging a rifle through mud and sand, it's my AR
The one failure of the gun is it's gas system. Direct impingement is a very dirty gas system compared to the AK series' long stroke piston.
Modern variants of the M16 are incredibly reliable, the only other rifle that may exceed it's reliability (along with the AK) is the IMI GALIL.
The Galil is an AK, essentially. Just redesigned for The Israelis.
Way I see it, it's an AK alternative. Just like the VZ58.
The AK is the type of girl that isn't very sensitive, but doesn't have much personalty either, she's good where ever she needs to be, but isn't particularly good in any one area.
The AR however, may be a little sensitive, and can't take as much as AK, but treat her right and take care of her, and she'll shine where ever you need her.
Hawt Dawg
The AK's a good Russian girl, a hard, diligent worker, strong, but simple.
The AR, though... She's a smart girl. May not be as tough as the AK, but she's filled to the brim with American ambition.
Hawt Dawg
And if I am right. The Ak is loose and the M16 is tight
Hill Sniper 😂A Vietnam war vet once told me that.Its one reason why he prefered the m16 over the Ak while he was in Vietnam.Most people that dont do their research claim it was hated in Vietnam, but thats not completely true.
Heptonic 48 It's a good rifle, its just that the beginning was bad. The M16 was ahead of its time at its arrival but politics...the gift that keeps on giving.
Hill Sniper Thats true.
You sound like Captain Price giving me a 10 minute breakdown before the mission.
Omg he does
Yeah,but ge sounds like a high pitched sheapherd
"Eugene Stoner" I'm sure he had lots of fun in the 60s
Edit: Please stop with the LMAO's...it scares me
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it wasnt the rifle America wanted, but instead the one it needed
and deserved
i want it
M16
-5.56 NATO
AR15
Too many to list
Glorywhole .308 Winchester, .50 Beowulf, 5.56 NATO, etc.
Need to get me a short barreled AR in .50 Beowulf
458 SOCOM
You can even have 7.62x39mm
Phúc Giang wasn’t there a shotgun version of the AR-15?
Loved the M16A4 when I was in the Corps, during my 4yrs I think I only stovepiped once and doublefed twice. For a 20yo rifle passed by thousands of marines before me, and countless deployments, it impressed me enough to buy my own Colt AR15A4
I love how even under all his UK mannerisms, he still says the NAM in Vietnam like a true American.
Is that a robot or real voice
@@jbloun911 Real voice
@@anhkietduongdo paid actor
@@jbloun911 i've never heard someone says ahoy's voice sounded like a robot
@@Kaltrademarked 🤖
I expect the next video to be "Iconic arms: The Brick."
Hey with ahoy? id still watch it and probably interested too
The brick. Bare minimum. Clean slate. Crushing force.
A Mainstay of any human-inhabited landscape.
To be fair, a lot more people are killed via blunt force trauma than firearms every year…
The intros to these always give me goosebumps. Cant get enough of Iconic Arms!
Exactly, I want to know the intro songs name. I've been looking for it forever
stormof11 im pretty sure he made it himself. I think he makes all the music for his content
"Ah, the M16. 5.56 millimeter magazine-fed gas-operated sweetness... just like me." tank dempsey.
:D
Time travels to the future:
YOU WOT M8(A4)?
@Strider 1: Trigger that's a good question lol maybe he got to use it between kino and places we never knew of judging by how much they go through time and space.
"Dared to break tradition"
Helps that the US locked down every intermediate cartridge rifle before making theirs...
TacticalMoonstone Unreliable trash?
@@justnoob8141 the EM-2?
J G unless it was a marksman rifle, it is as good as M14 in full-auto
@@justnoob8141 The FAL fires 7.62mm whilst the EM-2 fires 7.1mm, it's worth noting this as Britain adopted the L1A1 - basically the FAL. Britain has and always will (most likely) value accuracy over all else, so the weight and recoil from a weapon used to not be valued as much.
The recoil is deemed to be half that of the .303/7.7mm British, which is really good considering the weight differences between them. Finally, note that it's quite similar in size to the M14, but most of it is barrel. The AK-47 is somewhat similar, firing 7.62 (though not exactly, as there is a weight difference as with a velocity difference).
By definition, it's an assault rifle as it fires a round that is less powerful than standard rifle caliber rounds. The M16 vs EM-2 isn't a argument, as so much was learned during the 10~ or so year differences between them. The M16 was designed as an alternative to the US traditional doctrine, the EM-2 was forged from experience in WW2.
This is like comparing the Sherman and Tiger - you can't. They're too very different designs made for different things.
As a side note though, the L85 is quite similar to the M16 - the second iteration fixed most problems - the key one was lack of QA and issues all round. A2 is equal to the M16A1, being the one that fixed most problems. Still waiting on the A3 though.
i don't know why i did this
@Brupcat That goes with the M16 as well
"Poodle Shooter"
LOL, nearly 40 years old, this is the first time I heard the nickname for M-16.
4:21 He’s gonna take the AK47 lmao.
Hanz_ Jasper he wanted something more *Exotic*
I like that kind of comment
Ammo in that game is so hard to get so I understand
Hanz_ Jasper good good your learning the names of guns
So close to.... 420
Meanwhile, in GFL
"I'M DRUNK, YOU DON'T HAVE AN EXCUSE"
Sebastian Acosta ah fellow degenerate
@@ffenixfubuki I prefer "Shikikan of Culture"
M16: "FUCK ME YOURSELF COWARD"
@@memesrdreams4854 hold up dafaq is a "Shikikan"
@@fattytan1377 "commander" in japanese
We in russia call it “democracy”
Just democracy.
What?
Yup, sounds realistic.
Facts
Ivan just got his chest blended by democracy
*Our* democracy
Ahoy is like the Gordon Ramsay of FPS gamers. Both are Scottish, too.
Kyle Ottmann In a bonus-footage commentary I remember him saying he(or his parents) moved from Scotland
+justinjacques766 He lives in Manchester I recall him saying some years ago.
MUST FIND THE LAMB SAUCE
Ahoy doesn't need lamb sauce
Ramsey is english
That moment when those old ass rifles the media never tries to attack do more damage then these modern "military assault weapons"
I know right, e.g. a Vietnam flamethrower vs ar15
Media WTF IS AR15 MUSTBAN NAOOOO
The only way to fight back the political elites is to violate their illegal laws.
Right? Not only that but most shootings have nothing to do with rifles, it's a fucking handgun 99% of the time.
If there is a drunk driver killing, we blame the driver
If there is a knife murder, we blame the person
Then why in the **** do we blame gun killings on the gun?
Faith in the comments section, restored lol
0:42
"Three storey building, nine o'clock, second floor balcony!"
"Target acquired"
"FIRE!"
Bet you could hear that in your head
👏👏👏 ah,a man of culture
All I hear is "TANK 400M LEFT"
*BOOOOOM* (Loud screeching ear noise)
And "I know how to fly a helicopter"
40 seconds later: (crash)
I could,prices voice is iconic
@Beverly Marsh i dont care i still imagine it
Man - 100 Meters - Front
everyone remember AR in the AR-15 and AR-10 stands for arma-light rifle NOT automatic rifle or assault rifle
its when it was mentioned AR-10/15 not just "AR"
*Armalite
O... im stupid
"AR" only stands for "assault rifle" with the Galil series (AR, ARM, MAR, etc.).
@@judsongaiden9878 The SCAR also stands for Special Forces Combat Assault Rifle
The Zombie Survival Guide called this gun the "worst assault rifle in the world." From this video, however, it seems as if Max Brooks didn't take into consideration the various improvements made to it since the 60's.
And he clearly didn't know that weapons like Famas, SA80 or G36 are arguably worse, with the former two having notorious reliability issues and the G36 can become so hot that it can melt the handguard due to being made of plastic.
But his statement is a clear indication that the M16 will never live down it's unreliabilty problems from the Vietnam War.
+Matías Aguayo He also said that you can't use the bayonet because you'll break the shoulder stock, though why exactly you'd need to hold the weapon at your shoulder to use a knife attached under the barrel is beyond me.
Jaceblue04 Ok that's just ridiculous while E1 and A1 models have a not very durable stock, A2 and every variants after have a stock at least ten times stronger than the original. A folding, retractable, sliding or telescopic stock is much more likely to break than a fixed stock. Also synthetic stocks are more durable than wood stock.
Matías Aguayo The more you know.
Despite my defense of the M16, I wouldn't recomend to use that rifle in a zombie apocalypse UNLESS you know how to use it. You need to maintain it and know how to fix a malfuction in case of one.
Do a video on the Sturmgewehr 44. That weapon completely changed the way militaries approach modern rifles. It was the first assault rifle, with an intermediate cartridge, 30 round mags, automatic fire and very accurate semi-auto fire, the works. That weapon caused every nation on Earth to rethink their approach to infantry rifles on the modern battlefield.
facts
Even in 2020, the m-16 is strong in service, and very reliable. And with the adoption of the new 6.5 rifles, its still not going to be phased out. instead, it will serve as the US military 5.56 caliber weapons alongside the new 6.5 caliber. Kind off like how the SMG serves in militaries alongside the PDW.
@Isaac Gutierrez For me, its the A2 for practicality sake (more modern and more "improvements"). Still, with those who love the classics, the A1 is what you want.
If you play the original MW2 Army Rangers are using them and you can pick one up and it's pretty fun to use as it's the 3 rd burst M16A4, Back in 2009 when the game came out the US Army was still using some in Iraq and Afghanistan but then they replaced it with the shorter M4 Carbine but the Marine Corps still has some in limited use
*What women think men want: girls*
*What men really want: M16*
And AK.
Real men used both rifles and did not discriminate against any of them.
'MURICA!!!
GFL: "Why not both?"
*"AT THE SAME TIME?"*
I just want a picture of a goddamn hotdog
*What I really want: M16 chambered in 10mm Auto*
Just warning you guys, never use Max brooks' book "The Zombie Survival Guide" as a source of info on the M16. He doesn't acknowledge the existence of the M16A4 or M4, and regards it as "The worst rifle ever made" that jammed every second shot, and was extremely fragile. He then says the AK47 and M1 Carbine as "the best rifles ever made". While the AK and M1 are superb. He still doesn't know shit about weapons.
AK-47 Is overrated, the AKM is better in every aspecf
Really? The M1 Carbine? The rifle with magazines so shit the troops literally had to replace them every two weeks?
The M1 Carbine was using a very weak Intermidate cartidge closer to the cartidge of a pistol it was made to be a more powerful pistol for tankers and more
If I remember right, he claimed that .22lr is the best round ever because it bounces around in the skull.
I really want to know what causes people to believe these sorts of things, and be confident enough with their 0 attempts at research to publish it to millions.
Those weapons are good,for,killing zombies but otherwise I agree with u
Thanks for showing bf3, that was the apex of m16s in video games. The feel, accuracy, just everything about it made it a dream to use in game. M16A3 the one true God
K den Especially with those classic AR15 iron sights, like a pretty dress on a pretty girl.
Hell, now I almost feel like dusting off my PS3 and going a few rounds on Canals.
Vladimir Ilyushin Don’t sleep on the M416, my personal favorite
Except the actual A3 can't do full auto.
the M16A1 and A3 are full auto, the A2 and A4 are burst fire only.
The thing is Armalite specifically told the U.S. Dept of Ordinance that A. it needed to be issued with new powder, and B. each man needs a cleaning kit, but the DO figured they could save a few bucks per rifle if they just didn't fucking do that. That's what got men killed. Not a bad engineer decision, or a shitty weapon. The DO absolutely cheaping it as much as possible.
and the DO wanting the M14 back in service because of "i don't want no got-damned pea shooter commie round i want muh real AMERICAN .308"
oh and no, what happened with the powder is that the DO issued rounds with some powder charge that was genuinely awful just so the M16 and 5.56x45mm would look way worse than it actually was
@@harveyknguyen Yeah exactly
It’s “little brother” is arguably far more useful in most situations
Yeah but the m4a1 is slightly less reliable and burns ammunition quicker. Id still pick it over an m16 though
You: laughs in 7.62
@@waffel7664 I pick AR 15 with wood stock like in New Vegas
It's somehow ended up heavier than the original XM16E1 yet due to the shorter gas tube and shorter buffer tube the recoil is way snappier, the muzzle kick is clearly way worse. And the burst-mechanism makes the trigger way worse. The M4 also has a sight radius as short as the AK47.
@@buildawall5803 so what? I pick my spear, the best gun ever
The M16 vs. AK47 debate will rage long after both have become obsolete. The debate will take its place among such hallowed time wasters like the longbow vs. the crossbow and the two-handed longsword vs. the katana.
Born of a turbulent era, the M16 and the AK47 will melt into the depths of historical what-ifs, being associated with hypothetical campaigns of USSR vs. USA, like that of the Mongol Empire vs. the Roman Empire.
In the ceaseless march of science and progression, classes of weapons rise and fall in the context of their eras. The class that seems full of variation is reduced to a simple moniker. Short bows, composite bows, longbows, they dissolve into simply "bows", as their usefulness succumbs to the next generation of arms.
When the generations of the future look back on our era of primitive gunpowder-based projectile launchers, they'll laugh at our "assault rifles" musing how just one of their anti-matter dispersal units could wipe out entire platoons of us at a time.
And when their texts show an image of these cumbersome, crude, "assault rifles", there will be two specimens shown as examples.
The Kalashnikov AK-47, and the Armalite/Colt M16.
Cool
now a days, is between the H&K 416 Assault rifle and the new AK-12
Jakob Loris fuckin ell explained like the guy who narrates the end of fallout new vegas
Hallam Steer It might have a more powerful round, but its not as accurate as the m16.Any weapon will break down and jam if you don't clean and maintain it by the way.If its cleaned the m16 is a very reliable rifle.Even AKs jam if you dont clean them.
Well, the M16 will go obsolete before the AK. Literally no military uses the M16 anymore, but multiple Asian countries and almost every African country used it.
Small correction. It wasn't the AR-10's light weight that kept it from GI hands, and it wasn't the contracted company that caused the M16's reliability issues. It was active sabotage from the Ordinance Corps. The AR-10 also had a disadvantage in trials by bringing a few experimental barrels that could handle the mil-spec ammunition, but couldn't handle the out of spec and overdressed ammunition the ordinance corps gave it. The AR platform in any western caliber is pretty much the pinnacle of western firearms design.
literally no one:
Filipinos when they see a gun larger than a pistol: " *it's an armalite* "
GB 56 agree tho 😂
Tama ka pre
Mama mo
yea
Pinoy lang malakas😂😂
Watches 1 ahoy video:
Me: *weapons expert*
That means his work is done
M16=Full length rifle, fully automatic. Military use only AR15=Full length, barrel can't be shorter than 16in, semi auto only for civilians (in US)M4=Shorter M16, fullyautomatic. Military use only. You're welcome
His video had a lot more interesting info than that. Not only that but you're just plain wrong. 3 round burst is not full auto.
M4s are actually 3rnd burst. M4A1 is full auto. You're welcome.
the original M16 was fully automatic
the currently used m16a4 is 3 round burst.
SBR any AR15 receiver and you can have barrels shorter then 16 inchs, the M4 and M4A1 are both 14.5,
I guess if you really want to get technical in terminology, you can say that the ar15 is the general name of the platform. The M16 is then the military designation of the ar-15 capable of select fire and fitted with a 20 inch barrel. This also means the M4 is the military designation of the ar-15, but with a 14.5 inch barrel with carbine length gas system, and SPECIFICALLY the one function change that allows it to be different enough to have a different designation (and not just M16 para or someshit) is the more sloped feed ramp cuts that now extend past barrel extension and down into the receiver.
Modern ar-15s now sport this M4 cut in barrel and A4 receiver, and M4 cut barrels are fully compatible with older generation upper receivers like the M16. However, older style barrels without the M4 cuts (M16 barrels) may run into reliability issues if attached to any A4 cut upper receiver (M4)
I used to date a beauty queen, now I date my M16!
*insert Girls Frontline hentai here*
M14 I N T E N S I F I E S
You need to reconsider your life choices
*Breaths in*
Why
Yeah boi
Everyone: M16, M4, M4A1 , Ar-15, AK_47
Filipinos: aRmaLItE
@Mark Gaming ArmaLite designed the rifle. Earlier M16 and M16A1 models have the ArmaLite branding. Due to typical Filipino habit of brand genericide, any AR-patterned rifle is called armalite.
Stop xeroxing my culture lolol
I agree to this
Every SMG be called an Uzi
Fax tho
5:54 i would just like to add that the M16A3 joined the original and A1 in full auto but is otherwise identical to the M16A2.
Almost every single modern rifle is based off the AR or AK platforms, and with very good reasons. Tried and true, these platforms changed the game of rifle making forever.
no, most of them are based off of the AR-18
6:53 "It wasn't the rifle America wanted but instead, the one they needed." One of the best lines I have ever heard. Keep it up Ahoy!
1:57 to be precise, the original M16 was chambered for 5.56 but not 5.56 NATO. The rifle in fact had to be modified into the M16A2 to standardize to the Belgian SS109 round that NATO did select in the 70's.
"Say Hello to my little friend!"
*gets jammed*
Too bad the new futuristic CoDs suck and we can't see more videos like this. Good Job.
Yeah, hate that they use non existent futuristic guns or really gimmicky recent guns which have no history and are really shit.
Sexy Socialist Yeah,but WW2 games mean the same setting all over again, so....
***** LAME! Battlefield had BF 1942 and 1943. True,WW2 games are once popular,but are repetitive as it means the same setting,as I've mentioned before.
Nowdays,I don't see the point.
+Jacob B the ASM1 is derived from the Thompson SMG and the BAL is derived from the FN F2000
***** I think you haven't understood of what I'm saying,pal. Tell me a few good things about WW2 games. As I said before,it's repetitive.
>made video on m16
>signifies american military
>people say america is best
>people got angry
>i shat myself laughing at banter
Stay classy, TH-cam. Even on Ahoy's vids.
Young Thinker - iuvenis animo his comment is three years old...
I mean, America is the best, military wise at least. And has been for ages.
The way he sums up about each of the iconic arms in the last 30-40 seconds is pure joy
1:17 My man Eugene knows what’s up
Talk about the RPG-7 or the mini Uzi or even a spaz 12
He does the weapons he chooses because of the backstory. The m16/ar15 has an amazing story of how it once was hated but now is still used by some of our military forces
***** how the hell will season 2 have the m16 if he did it today?
Antonio Philip This is the first episode of season 2...
iAmTheKoii oh *derp*
but the spaz 12 is a terrible gun i heard
Who the fuck would believe that the rifle was self-cleaning?! How would it have done that, I wonder?
...Well, magic, probably. They probably said magic.
I think it's the direct gas system, the gas that is left over after the bolt can blow debris out, not necessarily self cleaning but better than nothing I guess
The m16's development was a time when officers with no experience in battle or any education of how to fight a war is promoted to the very top, and intentionally make the decision to kill his own men to try and prove his hyperconservative point- that every soldier should be armed with gold plated, 80 caliber muskets and golden crosses. The m16 was sabotaged in the development cycle. The designer Eugene stoner was young when he first designed it, and was old by the time it was being used. It was that long.
This is part of a much larger story, known as, why we fucking lost allot of wars.
+Perry Martin Exactly, man!
Shorty Shorty might have been the gas-operating system. There are reports that it does blew dust inside the gun but not much. Guess it is better than left then gun jammef
Think about it in context.
The springfield m1903 lasted from adoptiom in 1903 till replacement in 1936. 33 years in service.
The m1 garand from 1936 till 1959 when replaced by the m14. 23 years in service.
The m14 lasted from adoptiom in 1959 till 1968 when replaced my the m16a1. Not even 10 years.
Then, its 2020 and the basic rifle is still being used (of course mainly in a carabinr configuration as the m4)
The m16 has gone strong for over 50 years, and besides the marined maybe switching from m4s to m27s, the rifle has withstood every other attempt to dethrone it.
Besides veeery early guns (way back when tech evolved less rapidly), no rifle in US service has done the same. It went from MLK to the space age and into today.
edit: it took until 2021 before another rifle was adopted, but even then we'll see how long before the M5 is widely adopted, 55 years and kicking.
So the M16 is the A-10 Thunderbolt of firearms?
2:26 the name that scares the News
"This one, however, was different..."
"Woah what the fuck?"
Angelo NegoWhite And? What does that have to do with this? I was just quoting the video on something that was funny. I don't see how the round fired has anything to do with this
Also, "7x62" isn't correct, it's "7.62x(any value)". The 7.62x32 i believe is the M43 round fired by original AK rifles.
Angelo NegoWhite
:|
Kev Mora I have a girlfriend, so no.
My grandfather served in the air national guard durin Veitnam. And he said the first time he picked up the m-16 he thought it was a toy to practice on and gave it back saying he wanted the real one. He was the. Givin a week of KP duty lol
4:19 to quickly earn trust in the weapon...
Reaches for ak 47
Reaches for AUG :3
The AK-47 is kinda shit compared to the M16
@@marthaindahouse1010 Yeah, it's 20 years older than the M16. Still, the AK47 is a reliable beast like the modern M16s.
@@ignorantethan656 The AK-47 is a good weapon but it is simply outclassed by the M16, a rifle of a different generation using alloys and plastic.
@Steve harvyeet
I agree but that doesn’t mean that the entire ak platform is outclassed by the ar platform
The AK is the weapon of the expendable conscript.
The M16 is the weapon of the trained professional.
Based
[glances at the Mossad's reports on Mozart casualties in Ukraine and African countries]
Are you sure about that?
AMERICA
I see that you're a Warriors fan. How'd you like Steph Curry's shooting in the three point contest?
FUCK YEAH
Kyle Towers COMIN AGAIN TO SAVE THE MOTHER FUCKIN' DAY YEAH!
☢Plasmawario☢ AMEEEERICA! FUCK YEAH! FREEDOM IS THE ONLY WAY YEAH!
MURICAAAA FUCK YEAH!!!!
IT.
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Oh and you remembered insurgency for me! Thanks!
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History, guns and gaming
What a combo
He sounds like a character from a call of duty campaign
6:29 is a Stormtrooper?
lol
Alisson Naimayer what do you mean?
@@theorganizer1273Did you see that enemy's aim?
I love how every AK guy says 7.62x39 is the best round while ignoring the fact the Russians moved to 5.45x39 with the AK74s
Normal games: the definitive black rifle
Boys patrolling the Mojave: *wooden M16*
The service rifle in new vegas is an AR-10
@@moesalamander7012 Ah yes the 5.56 AR-10.
Seriously though, an AR-10 would be sick in New Vegas, as 5.56 just doesn't cut it against higher level enemies. Yes you have M1 but it's kinda slow for a semi-auto.
@@Horesmi What about the assault carbine? That thing never lets me down
@@moesalamander7012 Assault carbine is a really weird version of AR-15 that is chambered in "5mm". It's a weird cartridge that isn't really used in the real world. We have no idea how much power it has, but it's also used in the minigun.
2:39 *60 YEARS OF SERVICE in the U.S. Military!* 1962-2022 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
side note: in 'Nam, soldiers turned the rifles into bongs. youtube it, i'm not kidding.
oh hippies...
Shotguns are not rifles.
Wolfstanus no shit, why are you bringing this up?
Pika Zilla
They turned shotguns into bongs not rifles. Their rifles by that time had a hole the size of a 22lr round and the birdcage muzzle device made it hard to bong it
Wolfstanus there were multiple rifles used in the war, the 'bongability' of them still exists for that time period even if wasn't the norm.
Pika Zilla
30 cal is about as big as your pinky
This was recommended to me when listening to GFL. I see the algorithm sometimes works.
Honestly I don't have a huge interest in guns outside of video games, but these videos are just so well made and interesting that I can't stop watching.
M4: Who are you?
M16: *son please you have to stop ignoring me*
these videos are amazing. obviously well researched, the ambien music is perfect and that accent brings the narration to a new level but overall that vector art used are just the very tasty icing on an awesome cake that are these videos. thank you for the top notch production it is greatly appreciated
this guys voice gives me eargazms
Everybody gangsta until M16A1 shows up
"WHERE'S THE WHISKEY, DAMMIT?"
"I can kill you while half blind and drunk!"
Forgot who said that.
The development of the M16A2 rifle was originally requested by the United States Marine Corps in 1979 as a result of combat experience in Vietnam with the M16A1.[191] It was officially adopted by the Department of Defense as the "Rifle, 5.56 mm, M16A2" in 1983.[192] The Marines were the first branch of the U.S. Armed Forces to adopt it, in the early/mid-1980s, with the United States Army following suit in 1986.[193]
Modifications to the M16A2 were extensive. In addition to the then new STANAG 4172[194] 5.56×45mm NATO chambering and its accompanying rifling, the barrel was made with a greater thickness in front of the front sight post, to resist bending in the field and to allow a longer period of sustained fire without overheating. The rest of the barrel was maintained at the original thickness to enable the M203 grenade launcher to be attached. The barrel rifling was revised to a faster 1:7 (178 mm) twist rate to adequately stabilize the new 5.56×45 mm NATO SS109/M855 ball and L110/M856 tracer ammunition. The heavier longer SS109/M855 bullet reduced muzzle velocity from 3,260 ft/s (994 m/s), to about 3,110 ft/s (948 m/s).[195]
A new adjustable rear sight was added, allowing the rear sight to be dialed in for specific range settings between 300 and 800 meters to take full advantage of the ballistic characteristics of the SS109/M855 rounds and to allow windage adjustments without the need of a tool or cartridge.[196] The flash suppressor was again modified, this time to be closed on the bottom, so the new birdcage-type muzzle device would not kick up dirt or snow when being fired from the prone position, and additionally act as an asymmetric recoil compensator to reduce muzzle climb.[197][198]
A spent case deflector was incorporated into the upper receiver immediately behind the ejection port to prevent (hot) cartridge cases from striking left-handed users.[113] The action was also modified, replacing the fully automatic setting with a three-round burst setting.[196] When using a fully automatic weapon, inexperienced troops often hold down the trigger and "spray" when under fire. The U.S. Army concluded that three-shot groups provide an optimum combination of ammunition conservation, accuracy, and firepower.[199][failed verification] The number of rounds fired in a burst is determined by a cam mechanism that trips the trigger mechanism for each shot in the burst. For the burst the trigger must be held down for the full duration of the burst. The M16 series will terminate the burst if the trigger is released before the burst is complete, but keep the cam in position. Thus, the next time the trigger is pulled, the weapon will only fire one or two rounds.[200][201] The USMC has retired the M16A2 in favor of the newer M16A4; a few M16A2s remain in service with the U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard,[202][203] Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard.[citation needed]
The handguard was modified from the original triangular shape to a round one, which better fit smaller hands and could be fitted to older models of the M16. The new handguards were also symmetrical so armories need not separate left- and right-hand spares. The handguard retention ring was tapered to make it easier to install and uninstall the handguards.[113]
The new buttstock became ten times stronger than the original due to advances in polymer technology since the early 1960s. Original M16 stocks were made from cellulose-impregnated phenolic resin; the newer M16A2 stocks were engineered from DuPont Zytel glass-filled thermoset polymers and became a replacement part for the preceding M16A1. The new buttstock was lengthened by 5⁄8 in (15.9 mm) and included a fully textured polymer buttplate for better grip on the shoulder, and retained a panel for accessing a small compartment inside the stock, often used for storing a basic cleaning kit.[204]
A notch for the middle finger was added to the pistol grip as well as more texture to enhance the grip. The new pistol grips were engineered from Zytel glass-filled thermoset polymers. The M16A2 pistol grip became a replacement part for the preceding M16A1.[113][204]
The standard Model 645 M16A2 has a safe/semi/three-round burst selective fire trigger group. It became standard issue for the U.S. Marine Corps and Army.
There is also a safe/semi/three-round burst/automatic selective fire trigger group Model 708 version of M16A2 rifle named "M16A2 Enhanced", used by some militaries around the world.[205]
The Ahoy title music is excellent.. Just saying. Sleek, dangerous sounding and memorable.
Can you do SCAR-H, please?
Not iconic though
Ventroid yet still lovely... and used in several games XD
Bytheemperor I know. It's just not popular enough (yet) to be put into an episode.
+Ventroid uh..... it's extremely iconic....
But not as much as the ones in the vids ReMnant _
i wish he had this but for tanks and combat aircraft as well
3:01 "Never shoot a constipated poodle." - Tim Burton
In Vietnam there was sand and mud in the rifles so that might of been one of the flaws.
The m16 actually functions great in sand and mud. In fact it handles mud better than ak pattern weapons. You can see inrangetv's series of tests on that as proof.
The problem with the m16 was design changes made by Congress right before adoption that caused the rifle to operate out of spec and to save money. These issues caused malfunctions that would not have happened otherwise and the rifle had been perfectly reliable after the initial problems were fixed
The problem as I understand it was the type of powder the military used. It was dirtier then what the M16 was designed to use.
No it really was the power load of the ammunition given it was too low causing jams and cleaning kits where not given to save money causing many men to die because of corner cutting to save some cash
@@OlDanTucker Nope. The largest issue of the M16s in Vietnam was the fact that their chambers were not chrome lined. This was done by save on expenses. The barrels of the M16s issued to many troops had no protection from corrosion on the inside of the barrel (and therefore the chamber). In the humid jungles of Vietnam, the inside of these barrels rusted quickly. After the barrels rusted and the rust was removed, pitting was left inside of the barrels; this included the chamber. As the ammunition is fired, the brass case expands to cling against the walls of the chamber. The brass was expanding into the pitting left behind by the rust, increasing the amount of friction between the spent brass and the chamber walls. This increased friction increase the amount of effort required of the rifle to extract the cases, leading to extraction failures.
@@LawlessNate Incorrect th-cam.com/video/LyXndCxn9K4/w-d-xo.html L James Sullivan him self addressed the issues after looking into it with ian mccollum from forgotten weapons do your research
Historical research based facts about firearms from Someone who I assume isn't even American. Keep this fantastic work up.
Believe it or not, it's always Americans who gets the facts right about the AR. Most of the idiots that says "M16 is the most unreliable rifle that will jam everytime", are mostly Russiophiles and uninformed idiots.
And yes, some of these Americans are also idiots and also claim AKs are unreliable and overrated just because it failed a mud test once.
Darren Atm saying M16 is unreliable is like saying AK-47 is unreliable, both are eternal rival and if one is unreliable then the other will be the same
@@darnit1944 Russiophiles? What does that mean?
@@Griffonki People who loved Russia so much, they are too biased, and unwilling to listen to anything non Russian.
@@darnit1944 They exist? Wtf. Thanks atleast...
1:52 "The need for a smaller intermediate cartridge became clear"
*_not for the FAL apparently_*
I really wish Iconic Arms would come back. ;_;
Youre in luck
@@zillathegod6549 Yes I am, his flame thrower episode was great.
That's my fav gun in real life! Just as long as it is automatic.
Reminder: the ak74s exisence is a literal reaction to the m16.
5 years later, these videos still kick ass.
This Gun looks its finest when Woods Holds it and goddamn that Ironsight!
Your videos have such a high production quality, it is astounding. Keep up the good work.
I've watched nearly all of your Iconic Arms videos so far, love them, I am as of now a subscriber.
This rifle is kicking like a bull despite the shakey start it still stands 50 years still going strong this is THE DEFINITIVE BLACK RIFLE
I started 2021 with this.
Absolutely perfect.