Things I learned from this video 1. Never give up your A2 2. Never give up your 2A

Greetings from Russia 🇷🇺! M16a2 is the beautifulest rifle in the world (in my hopple opinion)))

I feel like that intro shooter is going to drop his rifle.

I really appreciate that the differences in older and newer models are explained in most of these videos.

I carried both the M16 A1 and the M16 A2. There was absolutely nothing wrong with the M16 A1 and I can tell you that from personal experience. It was lighter in my opinion it was just as accurate for our intended purposes and just as reliable. Let's see the three major upgrade of the M16 A2 the rear sighting system, the longer buttstock, heavier government profile barrel that had the new NATO standard 1/7" twist for the new 62grn SS109 round, and the A2 flash hider with the bottom ports closed. Lastly a reinforced lower receiver with limited to three round burst fire capability. Honestly the only really functional upgrade that really meant anything was probably the new and improved flash hider and the new one in 7 twist barrel, and that was only to comply with the new NATO standard round. They should have just put the new improved flash hider on it and left it alone, maybe upgrade to the new handguards because they were more durable and did not have a specific left or right side. What they ended up doing was taking the rifle that was supposed to be lightweight and handy and they turned it back into a heavy rifle with no real justifiable advantages.

Wow the guy shooting in select fire did not shoulder that properly at all to control recoil.

It looks so odd seeing that being labeled “old”

The NFA should be REPEALED.....work on that!

AR-10 AR-15 AR-180 M16 (original version) XM16E1 M16A1 M16A2 M16A3 - my favorate variant M16A4 M4A1 M27 love the armalite rifle series

1:15 oops dropped the mag, play it cool

I luv the m-16 platform,, It was way ahead of its time, Eugene Stoner was a Genious,, i don't like the 3 rnd burst as much as like the full auto feature,, my uncle used the m-16 in 66 & 67 in Vietnam,, he was a great marksman,, he could really shoot well,, this rifle kept our troops alive then & now,, the first one's jamming was not the guns fault, it was due to no cleaning kits issued,, & it was supplied ammo with the wrong type powder,, i built my AR-15 to look just like the originals in memory of my uncle...

There’s nothing wrong with AR15 magazines, I have 50 year old mags that’s still work

I enjoyed the video, but good grief some one teach the shooter in this video how to control this rifle! Even on semi he never fully stocked the rifle and the chicken wing was a throw back to the late 80’s early 90’s horrible swat movies. I was an SSG in the Army as an infantryman. I had new Soldiers that handled the rifle better.

Great series . Direct clean no nonsense information

Cool video, but the rifle shown in the beginning is not an M16A2. Its a Colt Sporter with that stupid screw takedown pin and a wrong fencing on the magwell.

Excellent rifle. Would love to have a full automatic version.

I went through basic w/an M-16A1 and I loved it. When I got to my permanent party I got the M-16A2 and wondered was somebody pulling a joke on me.

I trained with this weapon in Marine Corps boot camp in '90. It does seem weird to hear this rifle labeled as old. 😆

I love how most shooters see the M16A2 has a down grade to the previous versions while they see every change here as a positive. I personally like some of the features that they implemented but you can really see the diference between combat experience, casual shooting and military higher ups.

What music is being used in the background during the intro and conclusion of these videos?

Back in 1988, Mid-June, OSUT, Harmony Church. A Drill Sgt. and a few E-2s, E-3s acquired several Racks of Mint New M16/A-2s. Good Times.

Same Rifle we trained with at Ft. Benning in early 90's...

The M16A2 was my service rifle during my national service in Greece.

I like the looks of this rifle

Used one in afghanistan in 2010 and 2011 Helmand province LNK/bastion af. Saved my life every time.i was forced to use the weapon. In fact I like that rifle so much I buy a a2 butstock if I buy an ar15 these days cause the six position collapseable but stock is about a 1/4 shorter which throws my short group bad bad but solid good ole trap door a2 stock bada bingo bada boom that's another for me battle how bout you lmao

I like all of the improvements of the M-16A2, except for the 3-round burst. I prefer the simplicity of the mechanism of traditional full auto. Plus, I can control a 2 or 3-round burst (sometimes even 1) while on full-auto anyway.

Same rifle I used in the 101st Airborne back 1982

Love it.

“Suggestions and recommendations from the marine Corp” That means complaints

Burst fire was a mistake in my opinion. Just teach the shooter to fire short controlled bursts rather than limit the capabilities of the rifle itself.

The M16A2 is now an "old gun"? I have one. (Sporter A2 HBAR) Great rifle. I also have an A4. I definitely prefer the 20" barrel over the carbines or "pistols". Absolutely the best performance in a 20" or longer barrel (I also have a 24" bull barrel Colt "Enhanced Rifle")

This is my dream gun.

I took my California legal Colt M4 and bought a Colt A2 complete upper and stock. The closest I would ever get to A colt A2. Total cost Colt M4 lower 600, Colt A2 upper 400, Colt A2 Stock 30.

Learn a lot about these cool gun cool history.

If only they restarted production lines of the M16A2 with Kahr-like tooling...

I was honestly pretty sad when my unit switched to the M4A1.

M16A2..the AR which i am most interested in..🤘

During my Army basic training (July - September 1972) the M16A2 was called a "left handed rifle".

It is without a doubt the best assault rifle in the world.

Honestly it's a great design. The 3-rd burst was not necessary. The only thing that I think would have made it better was a star chamber that was easier to clean, but even that would be a design tradeoff.

This is the weapon that I had used in my time in the Corps.

So why do people keep telling me the M16A2 only has 2 settings: Semiauto and 3 round burst?

Was that Mike Parker homie smoking a good one? As a historian he suddenly didn't realize the change to the trigger group from full auto to burst functionality, or the finger notch on the pistol grip. Or the change to the front takedown pin. Nah, not part of the lower at all...

Put the stock in your shoulder and keep it there

... They did change the lower receiver too.

Enjoyed shooting it at Paris island and Camp Lejeune ranges. With iron sights…..

Awesome awesome great

Where can I find genuine a2 handguards?

How much price. M16A2 Rifle

Most legendary & most genius Assault Rifles ever engineered for the freedom of humanity. Ooorah Marines!

Can you make it a tough natural rubber model!

This gun has been in a few conflicts: gulf war, Mogadishu & war on terror

How much does a full auto one cost for a civilian

The forward assist and brass deflector did t start on the a2 tho 😂

still a good battle rifle

I loved my issued M16A2 Semper Fi rah

I went through Benning in 90. We were initially issued A1. Prior to the range.. we were issued A2. During training.. every third or fourth cartridge through my weapon was a misfire. I was instructed to take the weapon to the Armorer. It was discovered that the weapon had a broken hammer spring. I was amazed that it functioned at all. The Armorer issued me a brand new, fresh from the box A2. I opened it. I could SWEAR.. to this day.. there was NO elevation adjustment on the rear sight of THAT weapon. Heavy barrel. Burst mode. Brass deflector. Everything EXCEPT the rear sight elevation adjustment. I qualified with the weapon. I loved that son-of-a-bitch. I had to return it, of course. Each weapon I was issued after that.. had the rear sight elevation adjustment. People tell me that I am full of shit, but.. I SWEAR.. THAT rifle was different. I've never seen one like it since. Does this configuration exist.. or am I delusional? I knew it was special.. it was just the way it felt in my hands.. the way it functioned. It was a quality rifle. I can't remember the serial number, but.. I do recall that there was something about it. It was odd.

Greatest rifle in the world ❤️

My favorite gun!#SemperFi

The US Army is adopting a new rifle firing 6.5mm! Goodbye M-16!

Tried this rifle in the ns

Old? I remember when they were new.

I fired an M16A1 a grand total of 2 range sessions when I was in the Navy (early to mid 80s.) The rifles rattled like a can of gravel, but they worked. Messing with ARs over the years since has convinced me that the A2 sights are excellent sights (if you leave them alone after they are zeroed.) I primarily shoot with irons, and I love the A2s. I never fired a select fire version of the A2, but knowing the mechanics of the three round burst mechanism has convinced me that I would have hated it. A friend who was in the Marine Corps told me how the burst mechanism made the trigger successively heavier with each pull of the trigger in semi-auto. He said it made it hard to qualify with it. Really a very bad feature it seems to me.

I find it hard to believe this video has 0 comments.

Steel or aluminum mags with new anti tilt followers and better springs reduce all tge failures next to zero.

I was issued the M16A1 in 1980, had the chance to trade for the A2 when they first came to my unit, only thing I liked better were the hand guards, preferred the full auto A1. Didn’t switch till I had to. 3 round burst sucked in comparison.

Tell that dude shooting you don’t need reposition the gun after every shot.

Philippines military still use this rifle

The a2 is a burst fire weapon

I had an M16A2. I loved it and regret selling it.

what constitutes this as old?

Old Musket

They made the rifle heavier 😂

I hated the rear sight. The A-1 sights were the best in my opinion..

In Taiwan name is 65k2

A2 pistols grips suck. That finger ledge is stupid as hell and uncomfortable, also that extra stock length.

GTA 6 needs this gun

the forward assist is a useless feature period

23 seconds is not an M16 A2. That is a commercial AR-15 A1/A2 transitional gun. Note the lack of mag release fence, transverse screw instead of pivot pin, and most obvious lack of auto sear pin.

Those aforementioned firearms laws need to be shown the door. Law-abiding Americans should be able to own the "Real McCoy" version of these arms without half the B.S. that one has to go through to own such a rifle.

M16 A2 is a much better weapon and it is good out to 800m

I have an FN-16A4. Needless to say it’s a far more accurate rifle then the AK-47/74

Why burst fire? Why not full auto?!

I like m16 rifle

I Want The Full Auto Capability’s Of The M16A1 With all The Improvements Of The M16A2 Minus the Burst Feature a Good Trained Rifleman Can Fire Bursts With A Regular M16A1 😀😀😀😀

The A2 model had a round handguard, a 30 round magazine, a pistol grip with a notch, a more rounded flash hider, a forward assist, etc.

Was it really much of an improvement? Seems like a bit of a step back.

The 3 round burst makes the A2 trash compared to the A1 and M4 Variants!.

I like my Mini 14 better , it just works

6 move

Same gun, but different

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Ridiculous to bring this to the mountain valleys of Afghanistan. Completely ineffective!

This is how you explain the difference between the AR family of rifles to the M16 to ignorant gun control fanatics.

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Except in Vietnam those little 'problems' got many troops killed when their rifles wouldnt work.

I qualified expert with it... it's an ok rifle... change the gas impingement system to a short stroke gas piston, and it'll be a better rifle.

That's the aug sound from Fortnite at 1:50

Actually you are incorrect on the burst feature. I just bought a transferable A2 marked auto instead of burst.