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![PFC Michael J. Mendoza (Piedmont, CA.) fires is M-16 rifle into a suspected Viet Cong occupied area. 8 September 1967, Quang Ngai Province, Republic of Vietnam. U.S. Army/Sp5 Robert C. Lafoon. PFC Michael J. Mendoza (Piedmont, CA.) fires is M-16 rifle into a suspected Viet Cong occupied area. 8 September 1967, Quang Ngai Province, Republic of Vietnam. U.S. Army/Sp5 Robert C. Lafoon.](https://nationalinterest.org/sites/default/files/styles/listing_-_small__72x72_/public/main_images/NARA_111-CCV-349-CC43119_101st_Airborne_soldier_M16_recon_by_fire_Operation_Cook_1967.jpg?itok=OVnO0Mpr)
Is the M16 Rifle a Big Reason America Lost the Vietnam War?
Will the U.S. Army Really Switch To a Bigger Bullet? This Russian Expert Thinks Not
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DARPA Scientists Had a Plan to Replace the M-16 Rifle. It Failed.
Is the AK-47 Really Self-Cleaning? We Bust Myths About the World's Favorite Gun
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