Thanks Bulldog fan, you and us Tigers are just about even now on the football turf.
About my new Bushy M4A3 type, would have given left nut to have one of these in the Nam.
Cleaning the M16 forked version?! They first told us we didn't need to, then said we had better start cleaning them real good. Gave us a tube of sperm to spread all over the parts but no equipment.
First and second firefights after that all went well. But on the third night, it double-fed on me and took the entire remainder of the firefight (about 20 minutes) to clear it. We never had a tool to clean or swab the bores and we just swished a tooth brush around in the chamber. At least the bristles came out black, no, wait, that might have been after we brushed our teeth.
If I'd ever buy an SP1 or A1 again it would just be for nostalgia.
BTW, should have seen my wife eyes when I pulled that XM15-ES2 out of the case.
"I thought you were buying one of those long hunting rifles things. That's a killing thing!"
"Yeah, ain't it thought," I replied with a grin. No bad intentions, it's just a Marine thing.