On the ragged edge of the world I'll roam,
And the home of the wolf shall be my home - Robert Service
When I was a young soldier with an M16A2 and a Comp M4 on a gooseneck mount, all I wanted was an M4. Now that I am older, I want a M16A2 something fierce.
I was issued an A2 in Basic… the M16A2 will always have a special place in my heart! I’ve been looking for a complete A2 upper for some time now… they’re incredibly hard to find!
I like the standard rifle configuration compared to carbines (well, other than old Winchester carbines). I hardly ever kick in doors, my use has been small game and varmint hunting and longer range fun shooting out to 6-800 yards. It was a lot more fun when ammo was well under .20C/rd.
“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.”
― Theodore Roosevelt
I posted this in a 20in AR appreciation thread a couple years back... very relevant to A2 love!
https://pistol-forum.com/showthread....=1#post1228490Originally Posted by JRB
That whole rifle was old school. I like my PIP M4A1 w/RCO (aka ACOG) I have in my current unit, but I'd trade it in an instant to have that particular M16A2 back. Especially if I could blow a few minds and mount an ACOG to the carry handle. Amazing how many people, even Master Gunners and Arms Room NCO's, don't know you can do that.
I learned to shoot rifles on an A2 in bootcamp and then got a fancy m16a4 with rco in infantry school. I loved both rifles but man was the m16a4 a heavy musket compared to the a2.
Agreed. Big fan of the A2. I carried on for most of my military career. In fact my Colt Sporter Target is probably my favorite rifle I own. Partly out of sentimental reasons but also because it’s a Dan, good rifle.