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Jim Sullivan On The M16 In Vietnam (And Commentary By Daniel Watters)
Following up on their previous interview segments with AR-15 designer Jim Sullivan, Forgotten Weapons and InRange have posted a video on Full30 of Sullivan describing his view of what went wrong with the AR-15 in Vietnam. Sullivan’s view essentially boils down to “they changed the type of powder that was used, which raised the port pressure, causing the gun to run faster and which led to malfunctions”. This is essentially true, but to help add more depth and clarity to the matter, I asked Daniel Watters, author of The Gun Zone’s 5.56mm Timeline, to give a summary in his words of the AR-15’s propellant woes. Watters has already written about the matter, but elaborated further in our conversation, so that I could share it with our readers:
