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title: "Misfire: The Tragic Failure of the M16 in Vietnam"
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# Misfire: The Tragic Failure of the M16 in Vietnam

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Misfire: The Tragic Failure of the M16 in Vietnam

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Excellent Book on the M16 Rifle
  

*by W***R on Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2020*

I found this new book very informative and documented regarding the M16 Rifle.  The authors cover itshistory as well as its good points and its problems as the main battle weapon for the U.S. military.This publication should be mandatory reading for U.S. military officers and non-commissioned officers.As I served 10 years in the U.S. Army, I am well versed in the capabilities, function, shooting andmaintenance of the weapon.  The shortfalls of the M16 should have been clearly documented while itwas undergoing trials prior to its introduction in the early 1960s.  There were several factors thatcontributed to it "not" being the best "jungle rifle" selected.  The rifle was prone to misfires and "jams",magazine faults, the type of caliber for it and other malfunctions.  In combat, its performance was inquestion.  The M16 replaced the excellent M14 rifle which was an improved version of the M1 Garand rifle.The M14 rifle used a tried and proven caliber, the 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge which was excellent for amain battle weapon.  Today, the M16 rifle and the M4 carbine are very good as it relates to function, useand reliability (except for the caliber).  These are my opinions, but are based upon facts.Warrior

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Politics don’t make great bed fellows
  

*by J***T on Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2020*

I was one of the lucky Marines that was issued the XM16e1, it failed in my first action and I managed to get rid of it. Never used the M16 againI knew much of this story and was glad that someone took the time to bring this to the general publicThe war in Vietnam Nam was very divisive and it interesting for non combat people to read about what we had to contend with

### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    More about the Vietnam war than the m16
  

*by P***R on Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2021*

It's not terribly written, but the book is really more about Vietnam war history than it is about the m16. It had some good information but honestly I got more out of books like the m16 by Gordon L Rottman than I did this book. For all the stuff written about the ARVNs in the book it mentions almost nothing about if they had the same issues with the m16 that the Americans did. This is the only gun book I returned.

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