Log IRC чата насчёт "ненадёжности" M16.

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14:57 Me Hey Wook, can I bug you with some questions?
15:00 wookie shoot
15:03 Me I speak on Russian forums and usually, when topic touches military firearms, they have pretty strong belief that M16/M4 is very unreliable. How close is it to truth?
15:09 wookie the original m16 got horrible reviews because of the Vietnam war
15:09 wookie it's been slightly changed since
15:09 wookie it's had a terrible rep for a long time
15:09 wookie overall it's still an incredible weapon
15:10 wookie people complained about it because they were told (wrongfully) that the weapon didnt require maintenance
15:10 wookie I'm guessing on a lot of Russian forums they are praising the AK
15:11 Me Yup. I hear that. It was advertised as "self cleaning" :)
15:11 wookie which is no doubt the most reliable (and cheapest) weapon on the market
15:12 Me Not a hard guess. They believe in magical properties of AK :)
15:12 wookie overall the m4 is better than the m16 for reliability for some reason
15:12 wookie or so I believe
15:12 wookie the AK is honestly one of the simplest weapons out there
15:12 wookie and yet it's one of the most horribly inaccurate weapons you'll ever handle
15:13 wookie Canada Forces (CF) uses a slightly different version of the M16 and M4
15:14 wookie our M16 is the C7A2
15:14 wookie and our M4 is the C8A1
15:14 wookie in most practical senses they're the same weapon
15:15 wookie I've never had a stoppage in combat that was avoidable
15:15 Me well, it's what I expected. I just wanted to hear it from something, who actually use it
15:15 wookie I've fired a bunch of different weapons and they all have their uses
15:16 wookie overall, for accuracy, accessibility to clean, maintenance requirement I'd say it's the best
15:16 wookie but it's not the best in any of those categories
15:16 wookie although it's probably the second best in accuracy
15:17 Me I am planning to buy a rifle. So far, Sig556 is on top of the list. HK416 would be if it was cheaper.
15:18 wookie I've never fired the new HK but I've heard it's absolutely amazing for utility
15:18 wookie supposed to be very light and very accurate
15:18 wookie but all HK's are
15:18 wookie so I wouldn't doubt it
15:18 wookie I personally am not a fan of Sigs
15:19 wookie my current Sgt Major has spent most of his life in the spec ops and has been to the sig factory and fired almost every weapon they've released
15:19 wookie and said he'd never use one in theatre
15:19 Me interesting
15:20 wookie my buddy is a member of the rod and gun club
15:20 wookie so he goes to the ranges on our bases all the time
15:20 wookie he has his own ar-15
15:20 wookie and i laugh at him
15:20 wookie because in essence it's just an cheaper m16
15:21 wookie which we use in our every day work life
15:21 Me I guess, he likes it.
15:21 wookie he's just an idiot
15:22 wookie he doesn't know much about guns
15:22 wookie but thinks they're cool and got one he's the most familiar with
15:22 Me Now I am really puzzled about Sig556. It seems to be such a solid piece of hardware. I wonder what is wrong with it.
15:22 wookie I have personally never used it
15:23 Me It supposed to be AR with gas piston
15:23 wookie but someone I trust more than anyone else when it comes to this kind of thing has said he would never use one in operation
15:23 wookie he didn't get specific
15:23 Me Must be quality then...
15:23 wookie that's my guess
15:24 Me oh well. HK then.
15:24 wookie big problem with weapons from most spec ops guys is weight distribution and transfer
15:24 wookie heavy stocked weapons are just bad for over all sustained fire and heavy barreled weapons are bad for accuracy
15:25 wookie evenly tuned weapons are best for ops
15:25 wookie I know there are weapons that actually put sand in the collapsible butt stocks for evening out the weight
15:26 wookie apparently it's better for the wear and tear than putting in a weight
15:26 wookie I have a mag pouch on mine so it doesn't matter
15:26 wookie but I'm not spec ops and have no desire to be