Everything a 1969 Viet Nam American soldier needed to know about his M-16A1 rifle. Easy to read and understand.
“if you have an AR, this is worth having . throw it into your range bag ….and pull it out when you have a little time to kill”
The United States Army produced teaching tools for U.S. soldiers in a medium that they could easily understand. The M16A1 Rifle: Operation and Preventive Maintenance, features a female narrator who instructs GIs on the proper care of their AR-15 (military name M16A1) rifles – firearms notorious for jamming and malfunctioning. More than a simple manual and step-by-step guide, this unconventional yet important military document tried to appeal to soldiers with suggestive chapter titles such as “How to Strip Your Baby,” “What to Do in a Jam,” “Sweet 16,” and “All the Way with Négligé.” A copy of this booklet was issued to nearly every soldier serving in Vietnam.
A reprint of the “comic manual” to teach troops how to clean and maintain their new (and cranky) M-16 rifles issued in 1968 after numerous complaints and several congressional inquiries about jamming and misfires. The book did its job well, as by the end of the Vietnam Conflict the detested M-16 was commonly accepted by the troops. In fact, the M-16 is the basis for America’s current primary military small arms and is a popular civilian sport rifle as well. I recommend this concise guide for any one who owns an AR-15 or CAR 15. The detailed cleaning instructions are still applicable and this booklet offers more detailed instructions than most owner’s manuals.
IN COLOR
This book is a “BIG” size (the size of a regular sheet of paper). This website also has the popular “mini” (half the size of a regular sheet of paper).
The binding is with coil, allowing easy flipping of pages without jamming.
The color covers are laminated for weather protection with black and white inside printing.
