I wanted to find a Vietnam era rifle the was a bit more rare than the M16 or the M16A1 and the XM16E1 (603)
was my choice. It was the rifle that addressed the M16 issues and paved the way for the popular M16A1 and M4 variants.
This one was a bit more unique in that the original colt 1965 barrel was a special request from the Canadian police who wanted
a rifle shot with distance and accuracy. the M16 1:12 twist rate caused the bullet to tumble and was not very accurate at long
range so Colt made a 1:8 twist rate barrel for them. I found one still wrapped in cosmoline and cloth in a cardboard sleeve dated 1965.
A couple of upgrades to the M16 was a forward assist and a chrome bolt
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