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When verifying that Bushmaster is who coined the term "dissipator" for a 16" barrel with a rifle length sight and handguard, I encountered this article from Pew Pew Tactical.
In this article is a photo:
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| Colt 605 with suppressor, Vietnam 1968 |
They identify that rifle as an R605.
It is not.
That's an M16A1 or an R603.
The HEL E4 suppressor overlaps the barrel, it doesn't attach right at the front sight base.
I know it's a little obscure, but...
Then there's this photo:
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| “New York” with Colt 605a and suppressor and “Jackie” with M-16/M79 grenade launcher |
Again, not an R605. That's an M16A1 with a HEL E4 again. Notice the forward assist? But the caption contains another glaring error, that I replicated above. Did you spot it?
I think we can skip citing Pew Pew Tactical as an authoritative source...
:-) Well, as someone who carried the M-16/M203 for my entire time in... Maybe? That pic was before my time, but...
ReplyDeleteThank you for your service. And I spotted the mistake myself and I am not a veteran.
DeleteI never served in any branch of the military anywhere at any time.
ReplyDeleteBut in my misspent younger days, I did have a GI Joe scaled (real GI Joe, not that "Cobra" crud) M79 grenade launcher. And that "M79" in the photo doesn't look like the one I had...
==Dwight Brown
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https://www.sportsfirings.com
This is what happens when Baby Ducks try to tell you what's what from the 1960s in 'Nam, long before they were born.
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