US Army: XM16E1, Operation and Cycle of Functioning [1966]

"RIFLE, 5 56MM XM16E1 OPERATION AND CYCLE OF FUNCTIONING"
TF9-3663

The M-16 platform was introduced to production in 1963 and modern variants are still produced for US military use today. The design began in 1957 with the ArmaLite - AR-10.


"Department of Defense
PIN 29997
RIFLE, 5.56MM XM16E1 OPERATION AND CYCLE OF FUNCTIONING
FEATURES, CAPABILITY, AND OPERATION OF WEAPON - LOADING, FIRING, AND UNLOADING - CYCLE OF FUNCTIONING FOR SEMIAUTOMATIC AND FULLY AUTOMATIC FIRE."

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Below are notes from the duplicate archive, including the original errors (http://archive.org/details/Rif....le556mmXM16E1Operati

"US Army Training Film on the XM16E1 rifle, the first mass-fielded version of the M16 rifle. This is the version with chrome-plated bolt carrier, no trap door in the buttstock, no forward assist, non-chrome-lined chamber, and three-prong flash supressor. Somewhat notorious for reliability issues in the jungles of Vietnam, it was upgraded into the much more reliable M16A1 in 1967. Most of the basic information in this video is just as true today for the M16A2/A4 and M4 carbine."