Hooked on Huskers Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Dummy here .... What's the difference between M-16 and AR-15 ? Myself, no difference. Link to comment
carlfense Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Dummy here .... What's the difference between M-16 and AR-15 ? Myself, no difference. Link to comment
StPaulHusker Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Dummy here .... What's the difference between M-16 and AR-15 ? Myself, no difference. Google. It's like magic from your computer. Link to comment
MidnightRider Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Is the functionality of any of those 4 guns different from the others, in terms of firing rate? Yes. It certainly is. How so? We're talking mini-14 here, not the LEO/MIL AC 556. Link to comment
MidnightRider Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Junior, Too many text boxes to directly quote. It sounds to me as though you trotted out the tired "well the constitution was written over 200 years ago and the Forefathers could not have possibly envisioned the America of today, therefore it is no longer applicable" argument. If I am mistaken, my apologies. Link to comment
carlfense Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Is the functionality of any of those 4 guns different from the others, in terms of firing rate? Yes. It certainly is. How so? We're talking mini-14 here, not the LEO/MIL AC 556. I'll give you the first Mini-14 on that list. Fully loaded. I'll take the second Mini-14 on that list. Fully loaded. Let's see who can fire off 20 rounds first. That'd be your requested difference in firing rate. Link to comment
Saunders Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Dummy here .... What's the difference between M-16 and AR-15 ? Myself, no difference. One is a real "assault rifle" and can shoot fully automatic. The other cannot. Link to comment
carlfense Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Dummy here .... What's the difference between M-16 and AR-15 ? Myself, no difference. One is a real "assault rifle" and can shoot fully automatic. The other cannot. Actually, my understanding is that most M-16s in service are no longer fully automatic. Link to comment
MidnightRider Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Is the functionality of any of those 4 guns different from the others, in terms of firing rate? Yes. It certainly is. How so? We're talking mini-14 here, not the LEO/MIL AC 556. I'll give you the first Mini-14 on that list. Fully loaded. I'll take the second Mini-14 on that list. Fully loaded. Let's see who can fire off 20 rounds first. That'd be your requested difference in firing rate. At this point, you're referring to volume of fire, not rate of fire but I'm sure you already know this. Link to comment
Saunders Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Dummy here .... What's the difference between M-16 and AR-15 ? Myself, no difference. One is a real "assault rifle" and can shoot fully automatic. The other cannot. Actually, my understanding is that most M-16s in service are no longer fully automatic. Yeah, the A4 variant is a safe/semi/burst config. Not what the saturation on those is though. For simplicity, it's the biggest difference between the two though. Link to comment
carlfense Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Is the functionality of any of those 4 guns different from the others, in terms of firing rate? Yes. It certainly is. How so? We're talking mini-14 here, not the LEO/MIL AC 556. I'll give you the first Mini-14 on that list. Fully loaded. I'll take the second Mini-14 on that list. Fully loaded. Let's see who can fire off 20 rounds first. That'd be your requested difference in firing rate. At this point, you're referring to volume of fire, not rate of fire but I'm sure you already know this. Not really. Firing rate is generally reported as rounds per minute. Unless you're a heck of a lot faster at switching mags than I am I'm guessing that my effective firing rate is going to be quite a bit higher. Link to comment
Saunders Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 I'll give you the first Mini-14 on that list. Fully loaded. I'll take the second Mini-14 on that list. Fully loaded. Let's see who can fire off 20 rounds first. That'd be your requested difference in firing rate. At this point, you're referring to volume of fire, not rate of fire but I'm sure you already know this. Not really. Firing rate is generally reported as rounds per minute. Unless you're a heck of a lot faster at switching mags than I am I'm guessing that my effective firing rate is going to be quite a bit higher. You guys are arguing semantics. The on paper RPM/ROF of those rifles is identical, because it's based on a hypothetical number. The real world numbers are obviously different. Link to comment
MidnightRider Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Dummy here .... What's the difference between M-16 and AR-15 ? Myself, no difference. One is a real "assault rifle" and can shoot fully automatic. The other cannot. Actually, my understanding is that most M-16s in service are no longer fully automatic. That is correct but they are still select fire, just like some M-4s so his intent is on point. That full auto thing didn't work out very well in Vietnam and sucks for accuracy anyway. Link to comment
carlfense Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 You guys are arguing semantics. The on paper RPM/ROF of those rifles is identical, because it's based on a hypothetical number. The real world numbers are obviously different. So the guy who has been complaining about the spread of misinformation (while apparently not knowing too much about the Mini-14 himself) is basing his beliefs at least partially on a hypothetical number that is obviously different from the real world? That's rich. Link to comment
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