by: Duncan Long
Topics include: rear push pin, trap door assembly, front push pin, buffer retainer, sight detent, your own rifle, shorty stock, forward assist assembly, handguard half, auto sear, ejection port side, upper receiver, selector side, automatic sear, bolt assist, pull the charging handle, ejection port cover, windage drum, weld spring, telescoping stock, pin detent, front sight base, quadrant sight, rear swivel, firing pin retaining pin
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Book Description:
Book Description -- Here is the definitive book on the rifle that has been the inspiration for so many modern assault rifle designs. Invaluable to the M16 owner, it includes info on grenade launchers, assembly/disassembly, conversion kits and modifications, troubleshooting, ballistics and ammunition, combat use, testing, cleaning and lubrication. Also includes detailed step-by-step instructions and materials lists for the do-it-yourselfer. About the Author Duncan Long is an internationally recognized nonfiction and fiction writer of countless books and magazine articles on weapons and warfare. He is a best-selling Paladin author, with more than 20 firearms manuals in print.
The Ar-15/M16 : A Practical Guide -- Excellent book on the AR-15. Was very informative filled with details. Full of information for the not so knowledgable. Great book to read prior to Mr. Longs current book on the AR-15.
This book is a good primer on the AR-15 and M-16, and it's a decent book to flip through and browse around various different versions of the weapon while reading up on its history. For the price, it's got a decent amount of information and some good illustrations. My main beef, however, is that this book was written over 15 years ago, well before the Brady Bill changed the playing field of assault rifles. It would be much more useful if there was information on the changing legality of pre- and post-ban AR-15/M-16s. I haven't read Long's other books, so maybe they cover this information. Although I find this is good, casual reading, I think it might be more practical to save your money and invest in a newer book by the same author.
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