One has to be somewhat careful employing Wiki as their main source of information.
It is well understood to be fraught with misinformation as it relies heavily upon the input of site users as "fact".
In this case however it is close enough.
Yes, I read your links. Again, US to Canada Laws and Regulations are MILES apart. Apples and oranges.
Again, the AR 15 never saw the light of day in any military field. Period.
Of course the M 16 did - it was the military variant., designed specifically for that purpose.
The AR was designed for Civilian use.
Again - Period.
You are now altering what you stated previously suggesting the M16 (rather than the AR 15) was designed with less than tight tolerances, and so caused the projectile to be unstable.
Again, that was the intent of the design of the AK 47, not the AR 15 as I originally noted.
Nor was that inherent in either the M16 or it's descendant the M16 A2.
The somewhat ballistically unstable characteristics of the 7.62×39mm AK round were enhanced in this regard by sloppy tolerances, including over-bore sizing and inferior rifling.Whether by intent (as many believe) or simply shoddy production techniques, the result was the same.
That caused the bullet to often "keyhole" (tumble through the air rather than spiral like a football), and most certainly enhanced that effect when striking a target.
That either left the bullet in the target after creating larger wound channel and increased hydro-static trauma due to the tumbling action, or leaving an even larger wound channel upon exit.
The M16 (NOT the subject of this discussion btw) did neither.
On an aside note, the M 16 is a Prohibited Weapon in Canada.
To run a 5.56 x 45mm NATO Round into an AK 74 (5.45×39mm) would be a question of defeating physics.
Not going to happen.
The current documentation on this is recognized fact for a reason.
Need I go into the specifics?
A few questions if I might:
Did you serve under the US or Canadian Flag when in 'Nam?
Are you a US or Canadian citizen?
And if the former, why the interest / focused Ban Mentality on whether or not the topic is afforded due democratic process in the Canadian House of Commons?
I don't often entertain pointed questions as to my background, however in this case they are partially relevant.
Every male member of my Family (both sides) has served in either the US or Canadian Military for five plus generations - excluding me.
Personal choice. LOTS of exposure as you may ascertain.
My experience with firearms goes even deeper.
I am very familiar with pretty well every firearm under discussion, and have owned many of the same for decades.
I am currently in the process of acquiring a Federal Firearms Dealer License in Canada as my brother as done in the US.
Interesting enough, the Canadian Petition continues to gather numbers.
Now having an extremely healthy lead on any Canadian Petition conducted in this manner to date.
Good work. Keep it up Folks!!
Cheers,
Nog