I caught part of an episode on The History Channel about the M16, and they were talking about how the M16 cartridge had changed to a heavier round since Vietnam.
If memory serves, the Vietnam era saw the M16 using a .223 cartridge, which is kind of weak compared to an AK47 which uses a round comparable to a 30-30. The only cartridges that come to mind that might have been substituted in the M16 are the .243 which packs a bigger wallop, and a 22-250 which is a kind of necked down 30-06 case that uses a .22 bullet (not a likely candidate).
So, which cartridge does the M16 use today?
I asked a woman who was (I'm not kidding) a Lt. Colonel in the U. S. Army (10 years retired) and she didn't know. WTF?
Anyway, some of you guys fill me in, please.
If memory serves, the Vietnam era saw the M16 using a .223 cartridge, which is kind of weak compared to an AK47 which uses a round comparable to a 30-30. The only cartridges that come to mind that might have been substituted in the M16 are the .243 which packs a bigger wallop, and a 22-250 which is a kind of necked down 30-06 case that uses a .22 bullet (not a likely candidate).
So, which cartridge does the M16 use today?
I asked a woman who was (I'm not kidding) a Lt. Colonel in the U. S. Army (10 years retired) and she didn't know. WTF?
Anyway, some of you guys fill me in, please.