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John L. Smith · July 25, 2011, 06:31 PM

The M-16 I got in Nam had the forearm shot up when I got it and every time I put a new magizine in it I had to ram the bolt forward a couple of times to get it to chamber a round. made me a bit touchy at first. But once you got it chambered would burn right thru a full mag on full automatic. The reason I only carried 18 rounds was because if you filled it full and didn't empty mag and clean it every couple of days it would get full of dirt and rust together. When you are carrying 15 to 20 mags all the time you didn't have time to clean them as often as you should have.

July 25, 2011, 06:31 PM	#11
John L. Smith Member Join Date: March 3, 2010 Posts: 40	M-16 Mags The M-16 I got in Nam had the forearm shot up when I got it and every time I put a new magizine in it I had to ram the bolt forward a couple of times to get it to chamber a round. made me a bit touchy at first. But once you got it chambered would burn right thru a full mag on full automatic. The reason I only carried 18 rounds was because if you filled it full and didn't empty mag and clean it every couple of days it would get full of dirt and rust together. When you are carrying 15 to 20 mags all the time you didn't have time to clean them as often as you should have.