TITLE:        Why Did Marines Jam Their M16 Rifles
CHANNEL:      The Art Of War  (@theartofwarrr)
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A Marine would intentionally jam his M-16 rifle during training drills in

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FULL SCRIPT:
A Marine would intentionally jam his M-16 rifle during training drills in Vietnam. You see, the early M-16s had a 50% malfunction rate in combat, and [clears throat] 80% of rifle deaths were caused by weapon jams rather than enemy fire. So, drill instructors [music] would bend firing pins and damage chambers to simulate real battlefield conditions. This way, Marines learned to clear jams under pressure and fix their rifles when their lives depended on it.

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TIMED:
[000.00] A Marine would intentionally jam his
[001.88] M-16 rifle during training drills in
[004.08] Vietnam. You see, the early M-16s had a
[006.40] 50% malfunction rate in combat, and
[008.52] [clears throat] 80% of rifle deaths were
[010.08] caused by weapon jams rather than enemy
[012.00] fire. So, drill instructors [music]
[013.44] would bend firing pins and damage
[015.00] chambers to simulate real battlefield
[016.60] conditions. This way, Marines learned to
[018.52] clear jams under pressure and fix their
[020.36] rifles when their lives depended on it.
