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To: ubetcha who wrote (90621)	10/17/2002 4:28:40 AM
From: Richnorth	Read Replies (4) of 116790

As good as the M1 and AR15 were, I have heard reports time and again that they were more liable to jam in Vietnam's humid and muddy conditions than the Russian AK47 that was modified by the Chinese. And, because of that, lots of troops regularly picked up and used the fallen enemy's AK47s in the steamy and muddy jungles and fields of Vietnam whenever the opportunity arose. I suppose these guns used the same ammo???? Or rather the ammo for the M1 is usable on AK47 and the ammo for the AK47 is usable on the M1. Any truth to all that? By the way, I have handloaded and benchrest fired .223 rounds from a Remington rifle. I managed to get less than half-inch groups at 200 yards. Not bad, eh? For one thing, the bullet has a high velocity and flat trajectory and the recoil of the rifle was not enough to make the shooter wince. I don't mean to disparage the M1. It is an excellent gun as lots of folks will testify to that. But it appears to be so well-machined that the intrusion of a little dirt could cause it to malfunction. Is that right?

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