M16 Stoppages!!

[JShirley]

Yes, Special Forces are using DSA carbines. I have both seen official reports on this and spoken with Special Forces personnel who verified they were in inventory.

FWIW, I do believe the M16 family of weapons does the job, I just believe there are other weapons systems that could do it better. The truth is, the rifle is pretty low on the list of casualty-producing implements in today's armed services, so anything more effective than a Chauchat would probably work.

 

[444]

I thought you were still talking about the Israelis.
There is no quesiton in my mind that US forces are using any number of weapons and their use of the FAL is no surprise. I would imagine US Spec Ops troops can and do use whatever they want or need.

 

[Abominable No-Man]

Yeah, you're right. The M16 does the job, and there are weapons out there that do the job better. I don't think the rifle is quite as low on the list as you do, but it's down there, especially compared to the grenade launcher, mortar, and RPG.

Sign of the times, I guess. Riflery is an art form, and the Rifleman is a
dying breed in most of the military.




ANM

 

[JShirley]

Heh. I qualified expert with my M4...but I'm a mortarman. (At least, for another week.)

Drop 50...fire for effect!

 

[Tamara]

Yes, Special Forces are using DSA carbines. I have both seen official reports on this and spoken with Special Forces personnel who verified they were in inventory.

Do they have sand cuts in the bolt?

 

[Kaylee]

on the DSA 16"-ers.. wow, cool. Sounds like a good compromise for the guys out in the Clear Wide Open in Afghanistan.

I was talking with a company manufacturing flash supressors about a year or so ago and they mentioned working on some discreet DoD project in .308. Wonder if it was them?


as to the 16.... hard to argue with success. It might not be the best rifle out there for the purpose, but there's plenty of folks from NVA to Al Queda that'll testify that it's plenty good enough.

-K

 

[MicroBalrog]

I don't know if they know what they are talking about or not

As far as people who serve in those units tell me - not always.