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Here’s What You need To Remember: The Chinese copy of the M16A1 rifle, the CQ, is an odd weapon. It is a faithful copy of the original M16A1, with a handful of very visible differences. The handguard ...

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Key Point: It is not clear why China produced the CQ rifle. Some weapons are so ubiquitous they are manufactured even in countries one might not associate them with. One example of this is the M16 ...

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The explosion of the gun was caused by a squib load. A squib load is when a fired projectile does not have enough energy to leave the barrel therefore becoming lodged in the barrel. A catastrophic ...

The introduction of the M16 as the standard infantry rifle for the U.S. military was supposed to be a revolution. After spending a few years with the bulky M14, American soldiers were going to carry a ...