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Originally Posted by Enforcer
At first yes, US troops in NATO were using the M14 with no plans to replace it while the AR15/M16 was being tested and used in Vietnam. The problem with changing the barrel twist is that is set a bad precedent for the USG to change details of the rifle design or ammo without considering the 2nd and 3rd order effects of these changes. As a result the fielding of the M16 was largely bungled.
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The whole "self-cleaning rifle" debacle didn't help, either.