COLT Licensed XM16E1 / Mod 603 Early Type GBB Rifle Airsoft (by VFC)

Price: $499.00 — Currently out of stock.

Fully Licensed by Cybergun Colt Faithful Replica of Vietnam War Era Experimental XM16E1 Mod 603 Model Predecessor to the Legendary M16A1 Rifle Full Metal Construction with Polymer Furniture 3-Prong Steel Flash Hider Tear-Drop Style Forward Assist ED Coating on Receiver with Similar Coloring to the Real Steel Rifles Early AR-15 Engraved Markings Early Style Fixed Buttstock with No Trap Door A1 Style Pistol Grip 20 Round VFC V3 System Gas Magazine with Colt AR-15 Markings VFC V3 M4 / AR15 Gas System The AR-15 was first designed by Eugene Stoner and L. James Sullivan in 1959, with the rights sold to Colt and advertised as made with modern materials, lightweight, with higher stopping power, and requiring little to no maintenance, the AR-15 was adopted by the United States Military as the M16 in 1964 during the height of the Vietnam War to replace the heavier, more rugged M14 rifle. Pushed by government higher-ups with not much knowledge of the capabilities of the M16 in jungle warfare and with the misinformation to front-line troops that thought the rifle was "self-cleaning" due to Colt's advertisements in the day, the M16 started off its military service with a rocky start, with many soldiers experiencing malfunctions during firefights as the rifles did not have the anti-corrosion properties needed in humid jungle conditions and the lack of service and cleaning by the soldiers themselves due to fact they thought it was self-cleaning and lacking the proper cleaning kits. This prompted the US government to launch a Congressional Investigation into the matter and in response, in February 1967, the XM16E1 was made and sent to Vietnam for more specialized troops to field and test. Later on, the improved XM16E1 was standardized as the M16A1. The new rifle had a chrome-plated chamber and bore to eliminate corrosion stuck cartridges, and other minor modifications. New cleaning kits, powder solvents, and lubricants were also issued. Intensive training programs in weapons cleani