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I have seen that one. I think I remember about 5-6 of them devoted to the M16A1. I know that one was in my first arms room in 81. There was a giant pile of them.
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I saved that to my TM's folder on my work computer. Next time someone has an issue with their rifle I'm going to consult it and see how they react.
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Even though it's written like it's intended for children, there's actually a lot more explanation and technical information than I would have thought. OM's these days are literally written for 3rd graders...
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My take on that one is two-fold. Many of today's troops do not want or like to read. A full generation raised on computers and Google. Every one of my younger techs groan when I hand them a manual to work on something. That is until they get dirty and learn that flipping back and forth between pages is better than trying to scroll back and forth between screens on a PDF file.Originally Posted by Guylee
The older guys grew up in a more mechanical environment. Trying to train this aspect of our job is very interesting.
I see you running, tell me what your running from
Nobody's coming, what ya do that was so wrong.
My thoughts exactly. But the level of detail it goes to is interesting as well. The cleaning procedures and parts breakdown is more in-depth than what most guys (and gals) are exposed to today. Case in point, I was showing some guys how to disassemble a trigger mech yesterday and not only did they have no idea how it worked, but they're minds were blown when I pointed out the auto sear and explained its function. Guys these days don't care how something works as long as it works.
Or they just don't care because that level of maintenance is unauthorized and thus not their problem.
Last edited by Guylee; 11-08-2014 at 07:44.
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If I remember my history correctly the M16 was originally sent to Viet Nam and issued to combat troops with no training or cleaning kits. This book was hurriedly written and rushed into print and distributed to help with problems they were having because of the lack of instruction.
If you look on the last page you can see it was printed for the XM16E1 in 1969.
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Midway USA carries these if anyone is interested in purchasing a copy.
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/310...nt-of-the-army
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Do you know if those are originals or reproductions?
Cool.I ordered one more out of curiousity than anything else.
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The Army still makes that series of comics. It's called 'PS Magazine'. Occasionally they will have a full print about one piece of equipment, but mostly it's just a portion of the middle section of the overall print.
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