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  2. M16 rifle - Wikipedia

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    Another underlying cause of the M16's jamming problem was identified by ordnance staff that discovered that Stoner and ammunition manufacturers had initially tested the AR-15 using DuPont IMR8208M extruded (stick) powder. Later ammunition manufacturers adopted the more readily available Olin Mathieson WC846 ball powder.

  3. Firearm malfunction - Wikipedia

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    Failure to feed (FTF) is when a firearm fails to feed the next round into the firing chamber. Failure to feed is common when the shooter does not hold the firearm firmly (known as limp wristing), when the slide is not fully cycled by the preceding round, or due to problems with the magazine. It can also be caused by worn recoil springs, buffer ...

  4. Talk:Comparison of the AK-47 and M16/Archive 1 - Wikipedia

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    The infamous reliability problems were due to production errors and an arbitrary decision by military brass to use a cartridge that the rifle had not been designed to fire (the M16 was originally designed to fire 7.62x51 mm NATO ammo as the AR 10; only after being redesigned for 5.56 NATO did problems surface). Chronic jamming problems with the ...

  5. James J. Howard - Wikipedia

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    On May 23, 1967, Howard created a public controversy over the M16, the basic combat rifle in Vietnam, beginning after he read a letter to the House of Representatives in which a Marine in Vietnam claims that almost all Americans killed in the Battle of Hill 881 died as a result of their new M16 rifles jamming. By the end of 1967, the problem ...

  6. Zap it and put it in a bag: Inside the military's response to ...

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    U.S. military forces have the authority to take down drones, blasting them from the sky or severing their navigational links by radio jamming, if the aircraft penetrate airspace over a base and ...

  7. Rim (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    This is not an issue for break-action single shot firearms, since there is no cycling action to jam, although it could potentially cause accuracy (but not jamming) problems in double barreled rifles, double barreled shotguns, or combination guns, provided they have more than one rifle barrel. Some combination guns, such as "drillings" or ...

  8. 5 Things to Avoid When You Have Alopecia Areata - AOL

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    The Bottom Line on What to Avoid for Alopecia Areata. Alopecia areata and the patchy hair loss it causes can be distressing. Plus, because this type of hair loss is caused by inflammation that ...

  9. To play or not to play? That's the question the Chiefs face ...

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    “You have to [try],” Mahomes said on Tuesday. “That’s the reason you play this game, to push to play. I’m not going to put our team in a bad position.