The magazines don't carry the same amount of ammo.. Qualified with both
weapons many, many moons ago, M-14 mag was 10 round I think, and M-16 was
more than that. Not 100% sure of all this as I tend to forget where I live
nowadays..


"Dave Thompson" wrote in message
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>
> "Alligator Al" wrote in message
> news:bki7ug01sui@drn.newsguy.com...
> > In article , Patrick t.
> says...
> > >
> > >Gee,
> > >Mr Macho man with his full auto, bipod, scoped weapon and 20 clips to
> > >boot walking point? Something tells me ol dino/troopervet is full of
> > >shit.
> > >
> > >In article <01be120b$08a7afa0$3225400c@default>, "Ken says...
> > >>
> > >>Hey guy's,
> > >>
> > >> I would just like to know how many clips you carries with you for
your
> > >>M-16's
> > >>when you were on a patrol or "in the bush".
> > >>Thanks for your time
> > >>ken
> > >
> > >For me - around 20. More if I could handle the weight.
> > >Unfortunately, when we got word that we were going back to be picked
> > >up, many
> > >would throw about half their ammo away to reduce their load. In one
> > >instance
> > >that I am aware of, this had disasterous results.
> > >
> > >troopervet@yahoo.com
> >
> >
> > Do you know the difference between an M-14 and an M-16?
> >
> > I didn't think so...
> >
> > DIPSHIT!
> >
>
> Yeah, most do. If 20 magazines for an M-16 would be a load, how could an
> admitted ammo dumper carry 20 magazines for an M-14?
>
> Does the 'DIPSHIT' mean you have regressed from Stage 4 to Stage 3?
>
> --
> Dave
> (The Other)
>
>