M16A1 Mantenance manual from 1969/Viet Nam (MUST SEE!!!)

[Winamac]

We had piles of these lying around when I was stationed at Fort Carson in the early 80's. Our armor was still handing them out even then. Neat "blast from the past".

 

[Morgan88]

Pardon my ignorance. In the manual it talks about not letting water get in the bore. It states it's hard to get out because the bore is so small. What ammunition did these use?

Morgan88

 

[gundoc111]

Pardon my ignorance. In the manual it talks about not letting water get in the bore. It states it's hard to get out because the bore is so small. What ammunition did these use?

Morgan88

5.56 that worked SOME of the time.
Almost EVERY Nam vet has seen a body, American, with a jammed rifle. I 'acquired' a real nice new at the time gun for a BUG. It was a S&W 60.

 

[Bfish]

That was pretty cool, I'm glad I took the time to look at it. Cool to see the suppressors shown too.

 

[medcoxo]

AWESOME!!!!! I remember "PM" magazine that the U.S. Army put out. Always a little entertaining and VERY informative!

Same here!!! It seemed to always get the point across in the simplest of terms, even as a 'butter-bar' it helped me to I know what I was doing-- sort of....

 

[trucker777]

Great share! Ive never seen these before. I would love to have one!

 

[trucker777]

I just got one off ebay for 8 bucks.

 

[Bennettjh]

That's cool! Thanks for posting!

 

[Lee11b]

LOL and I got them for free and the wife threw them in our recycling bin after I got out.....there goes my retirement......

 

[sloughfoot]

Good old Connie. I remember these pamphlets very well. Most ammo for the Army was made in the Twin Cities Army Ammunition plant. I was posted there as one of an EOD detachment. I made many tours of the production line. It was all 55 grain FMJBT with Winchester powder.

They tore it all down and it now is the new home of the Minnesota Vikings football team. We had a 1/4pound TNT limit back then because of all the surrounding suburbs. Every now and again I let off a couple blocks of C4 just because I could. Sometimes, just to kill a groundhog. Nobody could ever prove afterward what I did. best time of my life... Never went to VietNam. 1970 to 1976. US Army

 

[STEEL CORE]

I remember the blonde as "Connie" and ol rock jaw "Sarge".

Wish I was as young now as when I saw my first edition in the OD Green Army.

 

[sailinon]

Wow, thanks for sharing! EVERYTHING makes me think this wouldn't fly today!

 

[halfmileharry]

Good old Connie. I remember these pamphlets very well. Most ammo for the Army was made in the Twin Cities Army Ammunition plant. I was posted there as one of an EOD detachment. I made many tours of the production line. It was all 55 grain FMJBT with Winchester powder.

They tore it all down and it now is the new home of the Minnesota Vikings football team. We had a 1/4pound TNT limit back then because of all the surrounding suburbs. Every now and again I let off a couple blocks of C4 just because I could. Sometimes, just to kill a groundhog. Nobody could ever prove afterward what I did. best time of my life... Never went to VietNam. 1970 to 1976. US Army

I know my memory isn't what it once was but....Wasn't the original issue ammo 52gr? I don't recall the powder type? Just going off something stuck in my mind on this....

 

[cobber]

Nowadays they would use Lena Dunham's image, and all the pronouns would be gender-inclusive.

 

[actaeon277]

Nowadays they would use Lena Dunham's image, and all the pronouns would be gender-inclusive.

Ya just had to ruin it.