These Are The 50-Round Magazines The Navy Made For SEAL M16s
By Joseph Trevithick
on January 27, 2017
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SEALs in Vietnam wanted to lay down sustained fire with the M16. These are the magazines the Navy invented to do that.
In 1968, SEALs serving in South Vietnam reported to the Navy that they needed more firepower. Back in the United States, the service’s engineers rushed to help, crafting various weapons and accessories, including some particularly weird looking magazines.
Task & Purpose had the opportunity to take a closer look at these rare prototype “Mod 1” and “Mod 2” magazines behind the scenes at the Naval Heritage and History Command in Washington, D.C. The design aimed to give special operators more ammunition at ready inside a reliable package that could stand up to combat.
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