▁jam ming , ▁the ▁magazine ▁crack ing ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁cold ▁and ▁the ▁rif le ▁going ▁into ▁automatic ▁mode ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁set ▁for ▁three - round ▁burst s . ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁problem ▁of ▁oil ▁being ▁sp rayed ▁into ▁the ▁eye ▁of ▁the ▁operator . ▁Some ▁inj uries ▁during ▁firing ▁practice ▁were ▁also ▁reported . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁ 1 B 1 ▁variant ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁solve ▁problems ▁regarding ▁the ▁rif le ' s ▁reli ability ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁K arg il ▁War , ▁but ▁it ▁opened ▁up ▁other ▁problems ▁such ▁as ▁broken ▁mag az ines . ▁ ▁Similar ▁compla ints ▁were ▁also ▁received ▁from ▁the ▁Nep al ese ▁Army . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁after ▁ 4 3 ▁soldiers ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁cl ash ▁with ▁Ma o ists , ▁a ▁Nep al ese ▁Army ▁sp okes man ▁called ▁the ▁rif le ▁sub standard ▁and ▁their ▁counter - ins ur gency ▁operation ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁more ▁efficient ▁with ▁better ▁weapons . ▁The ▁Indian ▁emb ass y ▁released ▁a ▁statement ▁that ▁rejected ▁the ▁claim ▁and ▁attributed ▁it ▁to ▁impro per ▁use , ▁it ▁also ▁offered ▁training ▁for ▁the ▁rif le ' s ▁correct ▁use . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁P all am ▁Raj u , ▁then ▁Minister ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Def ence , ▁rep lying ▁to ▁a ▁question ▁in ▁the ▁Lok ▁Sab ha ▁said ▁that ▁all ▁the ▁reported ▁problems ▁had ▁been ▁rect ified . ▁So