Granted it will not function as well as any current AR15 system we have today, but still, the grace of it. She's clean, uncluttered, no mall ninja junk or silly tactical after market crap strapped to her frame. A rifle, a relic of our past. I love it.
Stephen
Yep she's an oldey but a goody and surprise she's not made in China...LOL
ReplyDeleteDenise, thank God in those days China was still a cold war enemy. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteIf for no other reason than the place she served in our history (good or bad) she's one I'd like to have. That represents a marked change in direction for U.S. military arms at the time.
ReplyDelete45er, spot on. Many forget her place in our history. I've owned a few in my life and mentally kick myself in the rear because I've sold each one. One of my friends owns the last and I'm marking time, waiting, to sneak into his house...and, well, sneak a peek.
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ReplyDeleteThere's something to be said for the classics, besides the current AR trend of hack the barrel down to the shortest legal length makes things get squirrely when the range opens up a bit.
ReplyDeleteAlso the lower rate of twist lets the bullets tumble after they hit and I like being able to keep my cleaning kit in the butstock.
I watched a show on television here lately that showed the Army grinding up the old M16A1 rifles, in pristine condition, just as fast as they could. They were throwing them in the chopper at Anniston one after the other.
ReplyDeleteOdysseus, I hate this trend of short barrels too. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteArsenius, what a damn shame. And for what possible reason...throw them on the market, not a chopper. Bet its orders from our current left-wing administration.