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M-16 rifle misplaced by L.A. County Sheriff's Department - latimes.com
Oops.
Hard to believe that they have no idea where it is. At the very least they should have a record of who signed for it last....unless the LAPD is too professional for that kind of stuff. I mean, hell, rules are for the little people, right?
M-16 rifle misplaced by L.A. County Sheriff's Department - latimes.com
Oops.
Hard to believe that they have no idea where it is. At the very least they should have a record of who signed for it last....unless the LAPD is too professional for that kind of stuff. I mean, hell, rules are for the little people, right?
Looks like somebody's about to get sh*t canned.
I don't know about law enforcement, but in the military, losing a weapon is pretty damn close to be an outright career ender.
Career ender? In my part of the military, it was jail time.
I couldn't say. I've never actually seen it happen. :lol:
I just know that it would be very, very bad.
M-16 rifle misplaced by L.A. County Sheriff's Department - latimes.com
Oops.
Hard to believe that they have no idea where it is. At the very least they should have a record of who signed for it last....unless the LAPD is too professional for that kind of stuff. I mean, hell, rules are for the little people, right?
M-16 rifle misplaced by L.A. County Sheriff's Department - latimes.com
Oops.
Hard to believe that they have no idea where it is. At the very least they should have a record of who signed for it last....unless the LAPD is too professional for that kind of stuff. I mean, hell, rules are for the little people, right?
How much does an m16 cost?
In the public sector, you lose something as simple as a price gun, you're liable to get canned.
Unit replacement cost of an M16A2 rifle for the US Army is listed as $586. May be different for the LAPD.
Mine cost a lot more than that. Almost four time that. But it isn't an A2. What you see in my avatar is an A1. That weapon saw combat in Vietnam. It made it out of Somalia, but just barely. Spent more time cleaning and lubing it than than a sex addict does his... well, you know.
I would have to go out on a limb and say that was due to manufacture processes of the day. Back in the 60's, 70's, and 80's, a person did most of the work. These days, machines do most of the hard work, where actual human beings just do final fit and finish. It allows companies like FN and Colt to produce higher quantities of rifles at a reduced cost.
That said, the A2 and A3 also require a ridiculous level of regular maintenance, and they'll both jam up for seemingly no reason at all.
I know where it is - louisiana-bank
That's why they are just too dangerous for us common folk to own.
That's why if we ran across an AK, we help on to it. You could bury it in the dirt, dig it up, blow on it once or twice and empty a few clips without on misfire or jam. I like the 7.62 rather than the 5.56 rounds also. More accurate and better take-down. Love the 39 over the 54. Lighter round with less flash.
A automatic weapon doesn't make you more or less efficient bank robber than a semi-automatic weapon.
I have to disagree with more accurate. I could hit a target at over 300 meters with the M16A2 I had in Korea, and that thing was beat the hell up and turning grey. I couldn't get that same level of accuracy out of a brand new AK that was fresh from the factory, and I tried. I liked the SKS better because it's more consistent with groupings, but anything beyond 150 meters is a stab in the dark. The 7.62x39 is a hard hitter in close quarters, which is what both the SKS and AK were designed for, but it's not the one you want if you need to hit a long distance target. The 5.56x45 may not be a hard hitter, but you can pop a target at a much greater distance, with enough force to be convincing.
My gripe isn't with the round, but the M16 itself. It's a terrible battle rifle, because there's always that doubt in the back of every Soldier's mind that when they squeeze the trigger, something is going to go wrong. There are better 5.56 rifles available, but the US Military insists on staying the course with a rifle that has proven time and time again to be a total failure. Its short comings are lethal in combat, and the ****ing thing should have never been adopted.
I can agree with all that. My experience is all close quarters. We didn't fire at targets unless we were either about to be overrun or discovered, or engaging offensively directly. We didn't want the fact that we were there to be known until the last second, so long range take downs were not an option. When the bad guys found out we were there, we were either already gone, or it was last thing they thought.
M-16 rifle misplaced by L.A. County Sheriff's Department - latimes.com
Oops.
Hard to believe that they have no idea where it is. At the very least they should have a record of who signed for it last....unless the LAPD is too professional for that kind of stuff. I mean, hell, rules are for the little people, right?
Unit replacement cost of an M16A2 rifle for the US Army is listed as $586. May be different for the LAPD.
I think about $12K.
Unit replacement cost for a modern M16 is between $600-$1,000. If they were legal for civilians to own, a modern M16 would retail for between $1,500-$2,000.How much does an m16 cost?
An NFA M16 will cost in excess of 20k. Military pays a lot less but cost of the weapon is of no concern to the military. Losing the weapon regardless of cost will get you hammered. If someone is not canned for the loss, the LAPD deserves even less respect that what they already have.How much does an m16 cost?
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In the public sector, you lose something as simple as a price gun, you're liable to get canned.
Unit replacement cost for a modern M16 is between $600-$1,000. If they were legal for civilians to own, a modern M16 would retail for between $1,500-$2,000.
Since assault-rifles are illegal for civilian ownership in direct violation of the US Constitution, the price to a civilian buyer begins at $20,000 and goes up from there.
If you don't spend your entire budget you get less money the next year.If the military can buy a rifle for less than a civilian can, why do they pay so much for hammers and toilet seats?
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