Was assigned a Hydramatic M2 at one time.
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Was assigned a Hydramatic M2 at one time.
i knew H&R made them but not General motors learn somthing new everyday
does any body know how many MPG they get or what size tired they use,
my dad said his third M16 issued to him in 68-69 had MATTEL toy co. on it ? anyone have pics of this
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Chief Armorer for Corp Arms (FFL 07-08/SOT 02)
IOBC 4-83, GM Hydramatic M16A1. Ran just fine, no stoppages other than induced by operator error.
The Mattel rumor was based on a lot of troops typically bitching about something. If it's an uninformed lie, so be it. It gave them a chance to vent.
That sort of BS is a good indicator of how to handle any further nonsense they spout. It's usually based on equally uninformed concepts of technology. It's interesting to explain how to use a voltmeter to diagnose their fuel injected car. They glaze over in about ten seconds and start asking about four barrel conversions.
Totally illegal, I reply. They are all hat and no horse.
I used a GM Hydramatic M16A1 when I was a ROTC cadet at Ft. Lewis in 1998. Thinking back, it is amazing that they have kept those for so long.
Note the pic of the Iraq H&R - it's an arsenal refit with BURST stamped over the auto.
If the lower is good to go, just refit and keep using it.
There are lots of M16's out there, over 8 million and more, many in the hands of units who only get to shoot for qualification once a year. Keep one of those in a unit over a ten year period, the most abuse comes from cleaning it, not shooting it. As those get rotated for new weapons, lots of really nice parts get "recycled" regardless of origin.
Kinda like the Union Switch and Railway 1911 locked in the rack at my first unit circa 1984. Or the M2's with dates back to the '40's. It's completely logical there's "old" guns out there.
If you are in the military, represent a business with military contracts, or a student, you can order them through DTIC. Everyone else should be able to order them through NTIS.
At last check, five of the twelve volumes of the "Report of the M16 Rifle Review Panel" are available for free download through DTIC.
Volume 1 - History of the M16 Weapon System
Volume 6 - Appendix 5 - Procurement Production and Distribution History of the AR15-M16-M16A1 Weapon System
Volume 7, Appendix 6 - Review and Analysis of M16 System Reliability
Volume 8, Appendix 7 - M16 Surveys in the Republic of Vietnam
Volume 11, Appendix 10 - The Army Small Arms Program
The following are not currently available for download:
Volume 2, Appendix 1 - Small Arms Test Policies and Procedures
Volume 3, Appendix 2 - Audit Trail and Analysis of M16A1 Weapon and Ammunition System Tests
Volume 4, Appendix 3 - Review and Analysis of M16 Rifle Training
Volume 5, Appendix 4 - Ammunition Development Program
Volume 9, Appendix 8 - Review and Analysis of the Army Organizational Structure and Management Practices
Volume 10, Appendix 9 - Audit Trail of Chief of Staff, Army Actions and Decisions Concerning the M16
Volume 12, Appendix 11 - M16 Product Improvement Modifications
None of these twelve volumes appear to have been available at the time that "The Great Rifle Controversy", "The M16 Controversies", and "The Black Rifle" were written.
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