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From: det@hawkmoon.MN.ORG (Derek E. Terveer)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: M14 vs. M16
Message-ID: <1991Jan21.040804.4953@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 21 Jan 91 04:08:04 GMT
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From: det@hawkmoon.MN.ORG (Derek E. Terveer)
cash@convex.com (Peter Cash) writes:

>In article <1991Jan8.005433.20692@cbnews.att.com> efulsang@ads.com (Ejner Fulsang) writes:

>My understanding is that the M16A2 is not capable of full-auto fire, but
>has only 3-round burst or single shot modes.

The M16 is issued to most troops with a selector that allows selection of
either 3 round burst or single shot modes, although the one i had had all three
-- 3 round, single, full auto.  In fact, it may be that all of the M16s are
issued with the 3 position selector.  However, the regular riflemen are only
supposed to use either single or burst mode and the squad/platoon machine
gunners are issued or are supposed to use the full auto M16s.
-- 
Derek "Tigger" Terveer	det@hawkmoon.MN.ORG - MNFHA, NCS - UMN Women's Lax, MWD
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