![]() So don’t be surprised when you do come across one of these and it's a little beat up, just know that it helped in the training of young service men and women. These rifles could now be swam with, dropped from helicopters, thrown off roofs etc and still be fine to train with. They would then cast these components in a resin/rubber coating, hence the name rubber duck. They would use real barrels, sling swivels and receivers. The government didn’t want to risk damaging or losing actual service weapons, so they produced exact copies from actual decommissioned M16A1 parts. After personally using one just like this in the Marine Corps, I (Paddy) can vouch for it feeling just like the real thing. These trainers, affectionately referred to as “rubber ducks” in the United States Armed Services, were designed to withstand harsh conditions and to take a beating. The M16 is completely solid with no moving parts. ![]() This is a training rifle and it is impossible to convert it into a live round firing weapon.
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