Tape on the stock and magazines?
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AH6LittleBird
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Tape on the stock and magazines?
Hey, I have seen Black Hawk Down several times, and my friends and I have noticed that the magazines and the stocks on the M16 and XM177 s have some sort of tape on them. Is this just something from Hollywood or do real Rangers do this to their weapons? If they do, why?
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Creeping Death
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Yes, they do, for many different reasons. Here are a few:
100mph tape was always on the packing list,and it took up less space if you put it on your mags, as opposed to carrying a roll in your ruck.
The tape quietens the mags while being carried in your web gear. Those aluminum mags clanging together make a lot of noise that can easily get you compromised.
Tape on the buttstock was usually used on the M-16s that still fastened the sling to the bottom side of the buttstock. In order to utilize a combat or safari type sling rig, you had to make your own sling rig on the M-16 using 550 cord and 100mph tape to position the sling properly. That problem went away when the M-4 came on board, as the sling anchors to a different location than the M-16.
100mph tape was always on the packing list,and it took up less space if you put it on your mags, as opposed to carrying a roll in your ruck.
The tape quietens the mags while being carried in your web gear. Those aluminum mags clanging together make a lot of noise that can easily get you compromised.
Tape on the buttstock was usually used on the M-16s that still fastened the sling to the bottom side of the buttstock. In order to utilize a combat or safari type sling rig, you had to make your own sling rig on the M-16 using 550 cord and 100mph tape to position the sling properly. That problem went away when the M-4 came on board, as the sling anchors to a different location than the M-16.
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