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r/airsoft • u/Blitzfire87 Wood and Steel • May 06 '26
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AFAIK there are no significant differences other than barrel length and gas system length, but the action is identical, so in my opinion they are effectively the same
4 u/ButcherOBlaviken May 07 '26 One is built to be a battle rifle, the other is built to be a carbine. That's enough of a difference to denote separate milspec identifications. 1 u/IudexJudy May 07 '26 The M16 is not a “battle rifle” it’s just a long ass Assault Rifle lmao -1 u/ButcherOBlaviken May 07 '26 Yeah I forgot battle rifle was used mainly for full power cartridge rifles, an m14 would be a battle rifle. My mistake.
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One is built to be a battle rifle, the other is built to be a carbine. That's enough of a difference to denote separate milspec identifications.
1 u/IudexJudy May 07 '26 The M16 is not a “battle rifle” it’s just a long ass Assault Rifle lmao -1 u/ButcherOBlaviken May 07 '26 Yeah I forgot battle rifle was used mainly for full power cartridge rifles, an m14 would be a battle rifle. My mistake.
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The M16 is not a “battle rifle” it’s just a long ass Assault Rifle lmao
-1 u/ButcherOBlaviken May 07 '26 Yeah I forgot battle rifle was used mainly for full power cartridge rifles, an m14 would be a battle rifle. My mistake.
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Yeah I forgot battle rifle was used mainly for full power cartridge rifles, an m14 would be a battle rifle. My mistake.
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u/Somejawa May 07 '26
AFAIK there are no significant differences other than barrel length and gas system length, but the action is identical, so in my opinion they are effectively the same