->> Ask any Vietnam veteran about the early M-16's, and you'll get an
 ->> earful.

 WC>> Yeah they'd jam up in the damp and dust in Vietnam. The inside of
 WC>> the stock being stamped "Made by Mattel" likely didn't help
 WC>> either. not sure if this last isn't urban legend.

 ml> it is not urban legend... when in the USAF in the early 80's, i trained
 ml> and shot M16s... as i recall, it wasn't stamped on the inside, either...
 ml> it was stamped on the stock, though...

 JM> I served in Vietnam and can assure you that the M-16 there did not
 JM> have "Made by Mattel" anywhere  on them.

interesting... i wonder what the difference was between those you used and
those i used in the early 80's?

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