The Norinco CQ: How Does China’s Cloned M16 Hold Up?
The CQ uses Type 6000-series aluminum alloy, which is lightweight but weaker and less corrosion-resistant than the M16A1’s Type 7075 aluminum.
Here s What You Need to Remember: It is not clear why China produced the CQ rifle. The CQ was never issued to the People’s Liberation Army and was likely never seriously considered. The CQ has popped up in conflicts all over the globe, including the Syrian and Sudanese civil wars. Exactly who purchased these weapons and why is a good question.
Some weapons are so ubiquitous they are manufactured even in countries one might not associate them with. One example of this is the M16 rifle series. In service with the U.S. Military for more than fifty years, it has fallen into the hands of many groups that were not originally issued them, such as the Viet Cong, communist guerillas in the Philippines, and now the Islamic State. Only one of America’s potential adversaries took the step of
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