AR-15's in the middle east

[MegademiC]

There was a thread not too long ago somebody posted pictures Chinese "Golt" rifles from overseas... rearing pony and all.

[Berserkr556]

If I'm not mistaken the Chinese are producing an M4 clone now as well that they call the CQ. With the number of our M4's available there probably isn't much of a demand for them, but I've been wondering if/when they will start turning up in the mix.

The Russians also make a copy of the M4.

[scoutfsu99]

I remember hitting a cache in Mosul and we found a couple old M16's and M4 type rifles.

If you're noticing them now, it's for all the reasons previously listed. A shame, but it is what it is.

[Iraqgunz]

But wait there's more! When Afghanistan goes to shit, there will be plenty of M16's and M4's equipped with M203's, ACOG's, M240's/M249's, etc... fo them to sell or fire us up with.

[cbx]

Sucks that that the terrorists get to rock good solid hardware now. Pisses me off to no end.

[stwings]

Decades of failed foreign policy.

[vicious_cb]

Lets hope they're too dumb to lube and use decent mags. I mean if our military can screw up something that simple then they are completely screwed.

[Pilot1]

Decades of failed foreign policy.

Exactly. The armament we give to the "regime du jour" always comes back to bite us in the ass. It is a testament to the AR to see that so many are copying, and using them however.

[JS-Maine]

I forgot all about the Chinese Golt. At this point I almost expect to see Chinese Hog Lube or Dog Lube someday, though neither brand would go over in the Middle East so well.

So I hear McCain calling for arming Ukrainians now. Not that I'm against any particular armed citizenry, but man these jokers in office have a terrible track record with these types of scenarios. So we give these guys a pile of weapons and who knows who has them a few years down the road...Russia, IS, etc.

[ABNAK]

Let's face it, an AR-based weapon takes a little more TLC than an AK. If properly trained and sufficiently disciplined the using army shouldn't have any major problems with an M16/M4. However, since the armies of the ME don't exactly fall into those categories I expect to see AK > AR as time goes by as those dastardly American black rifles "jam" up on them and are cast aside for the less-disciplined-friendly Kalashnikov.

I must say, to be fair, that I recall seeing a photo of an old Burmese guerrilla (Karen?) with a beat-to-hell ancient M16A1. Guess if one could be kept running all those years by a third world jungle guerrilla then perhaps there is hope for it's continued survival in the Sandbox........maybe.

This pic:

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL161.../370634271.jpg