Word: kickless
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...bullets are not as accurate at ranges greater than 300 yds. because they are deliberately given less stabilizing spin. They tend to tumble, and since they usually hit their targets sideways, they do extra damage. The M-14 kicks like a mule, but the M-16 is almost kickless. It can be fired rapidly, with little tendency toward wildness...