Well I agree sort of, the M16 is a push feed and has turned out to be a fine reliable rifle under adverse conditions. The CRF is supposed to be better because inexperienced users can't short stroke the action as easily? Mostly this CRF action bias has been created to keep custom rifle makers in business. It takes more work to get a CRF action to work smoothly than a push feed and generally push feed actions are a bit more accurate than CRF actions due to better cartridge base support. To me the only advantage a CRF action has is that I can partially open the bolt and put the chambered round back in the magazine without ejecting it. That said my favorite rifles are built on Mauser and Springfield actions. My most accurate long range rifle is built on a Model 70 push feed action. The Marines are still using Model 700 Remingtons as their sniper rifles.