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I'm surprised there is no talk on this topic --- we need to clear some issues right away.

things needed:

1. reports or more information on reliability of F88 rifle.
2. comparision of the F88 to the M16/ or more importantly the M4A1 (just to clear up issues such as why certain units have such a preferance for the M4A1).
3. myth of faulty/damaged F88 rifles being supplied to the New Zealand forces
4. citation needed on the " the F88 is prone to stoppages after being submerged in water ". if this is a fact and not a isolated incident , then it needs a source to back it up.
5. although its not exactly important in comparison to other issues on this article , a picture of the standard issue optics and their "sight pictures" would be nice , for example what they've done on the G36 article.

There is a lot more needed to be done with this article and it needs to be done soon. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 211.27.150.139 (talk • contribs).

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I used the F88S in recruit training, I've never experienced the "shredded knuckles after prolonged use" I can see how you could do it, and maybe soldiers used to the standard F88 do it because of habit, but it's really quite easy to avoid. No one else I saw had this problem either.

-- ah thanks, finally someone actually replied on the talk page. i think the context of that statement was referring to soldiers in combat , where reloading might need be hasty.

• I did use it in field conditions and in a hasty manner (during fire and movement). I had a few stoppages, and conducted a few mag changes, but this was never a problem.

I used the weapon with the New Zealand Army, and never had any problems. I don't know about damaged or faulty weapons being suppled, although I have to say the Austrian made ones had a reputation for being better built (sorry Aussies). I am aware early Australian (c.f. Austrian) made weapons in NZ service had a reputation for problems with the safety catch tending to come out of its setting, but understood this had been retrospectively corrected by the late 1990s and certainly it never happened to me. Certainly some New Zealand soldiers prefer the M16, (and some don't), but as far as I am aware, the only occasion these were used in preference operationally were when small NZ units were attempting to be compatiable with allied forces. Winstonwolfe 02:44, 26 October 2006 (UTC)