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Any time a revolutionary design comes along, there will be old-school people who will poke fun at, or criticize the newfangled gadget.
When the M16/AR15 came out, it used composite materials (plastics, fiberglass, carbon fiber) for the stock & handguard instead of the traditional wood & metals. A running joke in the military was that these plastic pieces were manufactured by toy companies.
To be sure, some plastics are NOT suitable for use in firearms, but there are some specialized polymers (advanced plastics) that are lighter and stronger than steel. It is these types of polymers that are used for firearms, not the cheap toy plastics.
Other modern firearms are using more and more composite materials. The Glock series of pistols was criticized for being a "plastic pistol" that would pass through metal detectors. Of course, parts like the barrel are still made of steel, and will set off metal detectors.
The more these composites are used, the more feedback the manufacturers get. They then make improvements. It may not be too far in the future when a composite barrel will be made, and much stronger than a steel barrel.
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Did mattel make m14 military guns?
no, Mattel making military rifles is an urban legend, and comes from two sources - the first being a replica M16 they made, and the second being that they were contracted to manufacture plastic furniture for the M16 rifles, and this furniture bore the name of the manufacturer.
Did mattel make the plastic hand guards for the original M16a1?
In 1970, when I was in the military (US Army) I was learning to disassemble and assemble my weapon (M16) to clean it, and upon taking off the hand guards, I saw the word Mattel and their logo.............
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Why is M16 called a M16?
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Who make m16 308?
Nobody. M16 is a military nomenclature specific to variants of the AR-15 rifle in 5.56x45. The rifle which the M16 was derived from - the Armalite AR-10 - was in 7.62x51 and does not have an "M" series nomenclature from the US military, as it was never adopted into service by the US military. As for civilian variants of the AR platform, there are many manufacturers - Knight's Armament, DPMS, Rock River, Bushmaster, just to name a few.
What is the American gun for boot camp?
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What is the M14?
M14 was standard issue military rifle before m16.
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Who make WWE toys?
Mattel
When is the us military going toreplace the m4-m16?
When they feel it necessary to do so.
Can a 10 year old be in the M16?
An M16 is an Assault Rifle used by the military. I somehow doubt that a 10 year old would fit inside of one.
What was the Athens military weapons?
m16 and m1 grand mostly. somtimes a nerf gun.
