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ANNEX B (M-16 / CAR 15 Tips) to Detachment B-52 (Project Delta) Reconnaissance Tips of the Trade.

M-16 / CAR 15 Tips

1. Tape the muzzle of your weapon to keep out water and dirt. Leave the lower portion of slits open for ventilation.
2. Use one magazine full of tracers during infiltration and exfiltration. If taken under fire during infiltration or exfiltration the tracers can be used to identify enemy positions to friendly air assets.
3. The last three rounds in each magazine should be tracer. /this reminds the firer that he needs a loaded magazine.
4. Replace the cartridge in the chamber of your weapon each morning “quietly”. Condensation may cause a malfunction.
5. Oil the selector switch on your weapon daily and work the switch back and forth, especially during the rainy season. This will prevent the common occurrence of a stuck switch.
6. Always carry a small vial / tube of lubricating oil for your weapon.
7. Always carry your weapon with the selector on “safe”.
8. To improve noise discipline, tape all sling swivels or remove them from weapons.
9. During extraction do not fire weapons from helicopters after leaving the LZ because a gunship may be passing under you without your knowledge.
10. Do not retrieve your first expended magazine during contact, because it will consume valuable time.
11. Check all magazines before going on an operation, to ensure they are clean and properly loaded.
12. Never assume that your weapon is clean enough for an operation. CLEAN YOUR WEAPON DAILY.
13. Place magazines upside down with the bullets pointed away from your body in the ammo pouches. This will keep dirt and water out of them and if a round goes off due to enemy fire, you won’t be injured by your own ammo.