Comparison between clones. Top is an M16A2, bottom is an XM16E1. Being the last and first M16's issued by the US Army. The XM16E1 replaced the M14; the M16A2 was replaced by the M4. Between them is the M16A1, which I don't have a clone of handy.
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The evolution from EXM16E1 to M16A2 has many changes you can see here. The stock gets longer by about 5/8", pistol grip changes contour, handguards change shape; all the furniture is made from better, more durable materials. The rear sling swivel is relocated and made fixed. The front swivel is retained by a rivet instead of a roll pin. A brass deflector is added behind the ejection port. The ejection port door gets a different pad on it that prevents it from binding on the lower when the action is opened up on the front pivot pin. The magazine release gets a fence put around it. Several areas of the lower receiver are beefed up. The shape of the forward assist changes. The rear sight goes from a simple two position flip to a 300-900 national match ready unit. The flash hider goes from a three prong to a partial bird-cage that's solid on the bottom. The barrel is of an increased diameter from the handguards forward. On genuine military guns the full auto setting is changed to a three round burst.
It also goes from being a 6.8 lb. rifle to a 7.2 lb. one without magazines. 20 rounders add 0.6 lb. and 30 rounders add 1 lb. Nearly all of that 0.4 lb. is out front and it makes the rifle considerably less handy.
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