pendennis wrote:
The M-16A-2 was built to sustain 3-round bursts, the earlier model used full automatic, as did the M4-A1 "carbine" version.
When I was in the Seabees, I was assigned the automatic rifleman slot in our squad. I used the M-14E2, the full auto version. It was not fun to shoot. Even with the bipod, you couldn't lean hard enough to keep it down, but I eventually learned to keep the bursts to around 3-4 rounds.
I used the M-16A2 during reserve training, and used an accurized version for the National Matches at Camp Perry. I only got to "fam" fire the A-1 version, but got to run a few mags through it on full auto. And contrary to popular opinion, the A-1 is a b!tch to hold down on full auto. I got to run off a belt in a 1919-A4, which had been converted to 7.62 NATO in the 80's at the Knob Creek shoot.
Now for real fun, the M-2 Ma Deuce, and the M-60 were both a lot of fun to shoot.
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I know what the three round burst is. I am saying I never fired the M16 with the three round burst. In Vietnam I was issued the M14 and never the M16. I used the M60 at first as a door gunner but since it had such limited range in flight the USMC went to the Browning 50 caliber. Of course a much better weapon and dependable. I used the 1919-A4 in training and found it to be one hell of a machine gun. If only I could afford a few.