M16A2
The M16A2 is a version of the M16. It is Selective Fire with the options of Safe, Semi, and Burst (3 at a time).[1] That and the barrel being shaped like a tube, not a triangle, is the only major difference.
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M16A2 Media
- Ricards King Cleans His M-16, 19 December 1967 (29259454721).jpg
A Marine of the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines cleans his XM16E1 in December 1967
- DIRECTM16.gif
The M16 gas redirect system, incorrectly labeled as direct impingement. The gif does not show the operating mechanism of the rifle, only the gas redirect system
Front cover – The M16A1 Rifle – Operation and Preventive Maintenance by Will Eisner, issued to American soldiers in the Vietnam War
Video of Rifle 5.56mm, XM16E1, Operation and Cycle of Functioning
- M16 rifle Firing FM 23-9 Fig 2-7.png
M16 internal piston action system
- M16 rifle correct sight picture fig 4-18.png
M16 sight picture when using the 0.070 in (1.78 mm) rear aperture
- M16A2 rear sight in front side P1010034.JPG
M16A2 with unmarked aperture rear sight for normal firing situations raised. The larger aperture, marked '0-2', is flipped down
Fully adjustable rear sight, brass deflector and forward assist of the M16A2
- NATO E-type Silhouette Target.PNG
NATO E-type silhouette target
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