Comment Re:Just Like The M16 (Score 2, Informative) 619
The M-16 family of weapons is far superior to the AK-47 family in just about every way. The M-16 is modular in design, much better ergonomics, longer ranged, leaps & bounds more accurate. The M-16 initially had issues with reliability when it was first fielded due to DoD being cheap, they didn't chrome-line the chamber and the propellant used in the ammunition had Calcium Carbonate in it.
The Chrome-lined chamber had been a mandatory requirement as it was learned during WWII in the Pacific theater that ammunition left in chamber for extended period of time would get stuck in a non chrome-lined chamber, the McNamara crew thought this was needless waste of money. Until chrome-lined barrels came to replace them, it became Standard Operating Procedure to discard the chambered round on a daily basis.
The Calcium Carbonate was added to reclaimed propellant by Olin (recycled propellant from older ammo), again a "cost saving" program from the McNamara crew. Calcium Carbonate very rapidly would foul the M-16's gas system, it should be noted if the AK used ammo with the Calcium Carbonate in the propellant it to would jam the AK's gas system.
As far as cleaning the weapon wether it is an AK or an M-16, the user needs to keep it clean and that is done daily or more so depending on the conditions. The AK will jam just as easy if it has been neglected. Also other things can lead to "Jamming"; bad magazines, bad lot of ammunition, etc.
The Chrome-lined chamber had been a mandatory requirement as it was learned during WWII in the Pacific theater that ammunition left in chamber for extended period of time would get stuck in a non chrome-lined chamber, the McNamara crew thought this was needless waste of money. Until chrome-lined barrels came to replace them, it became Standard Operating Procedure to discard the chambered round on a daily basis.
The Calcium Carbonate was added to reclaimed propellant by Olin (recycled propellant from older ammo), again a "cost saving" program from the McNamara crew. Calcium Carbonate very rapidly would foul the M-16's gas system, it should be noted if the AK used ammo with the Calcium Carbonate in the propellant it to would jam the AK's gas system.
As far as cleaning the weapon wether it is an AK or an M-16, the user needs to keep it clean and that is done daily or more so depending on the conditions. The AK will jam just as easy if it has been neglected. Also other things can lead to "Jamming"; bad magazines, bad lot of ammunition, etc.
