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Advanced Combat Rifle: The U.S. Army Spent $300 Million on a Total Dud
Throughout M16’s life, numerous programs attempted ... The rifle used an ACOG 4X optic and had a 21.3-inch smoothbore barrel. The rifle fired long saboted flechettes from 5.56 casings and ...
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Inside look at how Marine recruits are trained to fight with bayonets
Narrator: Here at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island South Carolina, recruits train with real bayonets comprised of a blade mounted on the barrel of an M16 rifle. Drill instructor ...
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Russian manufacturer designs smooth bore counterpart of US assault rifle M16
366 TKM 9.5x38 mm was designed by the company TechCrim for smoothbore weapons with partially rifled barrel or ... In 1962, the rifle was authorized for military use as M16 and has been in service ...