Why is every iteration of the M16 rifle so much sexier than the

>>30281051
Because they're bigger. (no homo)

>>30281051
Um...except... you can make an AR-15 that looks literally exactly the same as an M16. They're called clones and they're quite popular.

The family is all utilitarian in appearance and function, while most every ar-15 is bogged down with so much garbage it becomes tedious to even look at.

>>30281102
Case and point, the picture is all AR-15s, not a single third pin among them.

>>30281138
Should note they all have a full fence around the mag release aswell. Looks like they all have a1 flashhiders aswell.

>>30281102

>Um...except...

Stopped reading.

>>30281051
Because a carbine length gas system is gay. All that exposed barrel looks like a needle dick hanging out there. There is literally no reason for a carbine length gas system unless you have a short barrel.
>harsher recoil impulse and is harder on the rifle
>shorter sight radius with irons
>less handguard space for accessories
>looks gayer

I wish our armed forces would adopt an 18" rifle length gas system with a fixed rifle stock. Make our soldiers "riflemen" again.

>>30281390

I wish you weren't a neverserved who doesn't understand why that idea sucks.

>>30281390
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>>30281495

Nice meme, faggot. Everything he said is totally right, except for the fact that most civilian shooters might not understand the point of adjustable stocks in the modern era.

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This is such a shit thread.

>>30281508
The point is to adjust them once and then never use that feature again

>>30281624
welcome to /k/ after ever mass shooting since 5 years ago, give it two weeks

>>30281631
>I don't know what body armor is

>>30281508
It's not a meme, it's something that literally every branch of every army except the US Marines understand, because the Marines are too stubborn to change. Fixed stocks suck with body armor, period. Fixed stocks suck with smaller people. Fixed stocks REALLY suck with smaller people with body armor.

I'll give you that 18" is the master race barrel length though. Whether the light gas impulse of an 18" rifle gas weapon is enough to ensure reliability under combat conditions though remains to be seen.

>>30281219
Those are a2 flash hiders, the bottom is solid

>>30281495
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>>30281876

This. This is why I called him out on it.

I don't need a fucking longer, fixed length weapon when I'm wearing body armor, mounting and dismounting, entering a tight space (breach and clear) because it doesn't make a difference. Your extra FPS out of your cute little boutique rifle don't interest us. A weapon we can actually use is gonna be best, and there's no range you can hit with yours that I can't hit with mine.