M16A1 Rifle Accuracy Parameters

Abstract

An accuracy test program was conducted to determine which factors if any limit the accuracy of the M16A1 Rifle, those factors being looseness of the weapon's components, lubrication, corrosion, mixing of different types of ammunition, and types of rests used.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0772939

Entities

People

  • Howard R. Leedham
  • Ronald E. Elbe

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Ammunition
  • Automatic
  • Ball Ammunition
  • Corrosion
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Dispersions
  • Field Conditions
  • Lubricants
  • Lubrication
  • Maintenance
  • Materials
  • Rejection
  • Test Equipment
  • Tracer Ammunition
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • ballistics.