** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** The widespread issue of the M16 ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Every gun needs maintenance, but the humid environment and false promises made the M-16 a maintenance nightmare. In Part One of this series, we discussed how the U.S.

Key Points - The M16 rifle's introduction during the Vietnam War was deeply controversial despite its "on-paper" advantages over the M14—lighter weight, higher ammunition capacity, and lower recoil.

In Part One of this series, we discussed how the U.S. Army came to dump the M14 battle rifle for the M16 assault rifle. The M16 promised light weight and greater lethality, but was it all it was ...