Later, when the M16 hit Vietnam, troops were wrongly told the ... made to the point where the weapon could easily accept optics, lights, lasers, and more. Rifles like the Mk 12, designated ...

Fifty years after its official end, the Vietnam War remains one of the most ... 223 Remington caliber M16 rifle, AKA the “Mattel.” I first read this slang term for the weapon in the novel ...