Alert Carry is the weapon pointed downward, the downward carry is similar if not also known as the Low Ready. It is the modern form of carry today as people would rather risk an Accidental Discharge (AD) on their foot vs. their head or someone elses. I was thought it easy to remember as "alert to the dirt". Carry vs. Ready: Carry means just that, and Ready means just that as well, when a weapon is pointed at a target it is known as (sometimes High) Ready.
The opposite of Alert Carry is the Tactical Carry. The Tactical carry is the older and lesser used today by the military as it points the muzzle to the sky diagonally across your body.
Metal - forged T70/74 aluminum, specifically. The only plastic components on the M16 are the buttstock, grip, and handguards.
I'd be inclined to think that you've either mistaken a ready position for something else, or else have fallen into a snipe hunt. The ready position is a tactical carry position - there are no steps to it, as it is not part of drill, and there's a few different ready positions, the most common being a ready carry for patrol, then you have your high and low ready positions for high alert situations.
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Its one of our senses- it keeps us alert to danger and whats happening.
A M16 cost about $2000.00
M16 A4 rifle. That's why they use it now instead of the M16 A2 rifle.
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The M16 was invented @ 1960
The M4A1 carbine is chambered for the 5.56x45mm NATOcartridge, the same as the assault rifle it was derived from, the M16. It is also capable of firing the .223 Remington sporting cartridge.
The M16 and the M4 are the US designations for the AR-15 pattern of rifles.