Did the U.S. Sabotage Their Own Rifles in Vietnam?

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Some of the sources used if you're interested in further reading:

https://archive.org/details/M16IchordReport1

https://library.cqpress.com/cqalmanac/document.php?id=cqal67-1313156

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1981/06/m-16-a-bureaucratic-horror-story/545153/

https://armyhistory.org/m14-rifle/

https://247wallst.com/special-report/2023/07/04/every-standard-issue-us-military-rifle-since-the-american-revolution/

https://time.com/archive/6834739/defense-powder-pains/

https://cove.army.gov.au/sites/default/files/us_army_study_m16.pdf

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/01/gun-trouble/383508/

https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA953114.pdf

https://www.pewpewtactical.com/m16-vietnam-failure/ (I also got some images from this article, very good read)

https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/AD1157264.pdf



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