Vets and their M16's

[breakeyp]

I had an TRW M14 in Basic Training at Fort Knox Ky, April 22, 1969. It had the brown fiberglass stock that made it easier to find when stacking arms. I was very unhappy to find that my rifle was about 1.5 lbs heavier than the wood stocked 14's. about a week before graduation. We fired one 20 rd. magazine in an M16 for familiarization fire. After Signal Corps fixed base communications training I was sent to an Island in the bay of Panama, guarding the entrance to the Panama Canal. We had M14s. Later the 14s were withdrawn (mid 1970) and we were issued brand new in the cardboard box GM HyrdoMatic M16A1s. The general feeling was that the hydros did not group as well as the Colts.

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[browningautorifle]

GM HyrdoMatic M16A1

Kind of a hard one to find now...guess they used them completely up.

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

Kind of a hard one to find now...guess they used them completely up.

Local Sherriff sent a few back to the state along with three Winchester 1200 trench guns a few years back. I think the state provided some plastic pistols in return.
Ouch.

[browningautorifle]

Local Sherriff sent a few back to the state

Yes, I did hear about the odd LEO that still had a couple or so sequestered...

[Lee Enfield]

Kind of a hard one to find now...guess they used them completely up.

Many were rebuilt to A2 status.

I understand that most of the m16 based "precision" SPR rifles have early XM and M16A1 lowers.

Yes, I did hear about the odd LEO that still had a couple or so sequestered...

The federal "aid to law enforcement" programs has resulted in distribution of various obsolescent equipment from armoured vehicles to rifles and machine guns.

Various early AR15 and XM16 variants have surfaced from the very first experimental and trials rifles, sometimes in original parts condition (buffers, charging handles ect).

[browningautorifle]

Various early AR15 and XM16 variants have surfaced from the very first experimental and trials rifles, sometimes in original parts condition (buffers, charging handles ect).

This too is illustrated in the past when early gas trap M1 rifles surfaced from armories for rebuild as far as the '60s. These time capsules should be exploited but likely never will be. As soon as they're stripped it's over.