Quote Originally Posted by Sgtdww504 View Post
Almost 20 years in the military and I have not seen an AR fail to function unless it was run over by a HETT at which point it was bent like a banana. And the AR is much more accurate. I have four and two are sub MOA. JMHO
Agree. The hype of AR reliability is born from initial issue M-16s in Vietnam. Have used an M16 and M4 myself in extreme conditions there are no reliability issues. Yes, you do have to clean it once in a while, but it will work. My last deployment to Afghanistan I was an advisor to an Afghan infantry battalion. We saw ALOT of combat in Helmand Province and I saw a lot of AKs break, jam, and fail. Problem, was Soldiers not cleaning them, firing pin breaks, or magazine failures mostly. Our team of 18 never had an M4 fail.