16 February 2026

A Thought Occurs

We used the M16A1 in Granada.

Remember, the M16A1 that was garbage and got everyone killed in Vietnam?

Odd.

Of course, the M16A1 of 1983 wasn't quite the same weapon as in 1964.

The barrel and chamber had gotten chrome lining.

The buffer was completely redesigned.

The troops were better trained in how to clean and maintain them.

But the M193 ammunition was the same, just in case you were still blaming the powder for the problems in Vietnam.

The product improvements were real.

Posted by Angus McThag at 01:43
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  1. Anonymous16 February, 2026 03:42

    One of the things Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons has pointed out is that the army has had a hard time replacing the M16 family because there's been 60 years of development. All the kinks have been worked out. Any new solution will have issues and it needs to be much better to be worth having to deal with those issues. Incremental improvements add up to a lot.

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