Since I was a Marine Captain, the SEALs were not easy to work with and we had pretty wide differences in opinion about what weapons were needed. When I went to their armory to have a look the first time, I spotted everything and anything, including a 7.92mm Czech ZB, a whole bunch of worn-out and ratty AKs and a single Type 14 Nambu pistol and when I asked them about them, they just gave me that know-it-all look and said "who knows where or when we might need them".
My biggest confrontation was when they wanted me to get a dozen MAC-10 SMGs with suppressors. Cobray was out of business for years and they aren't the most suitable combat weapon as far as quality, ruggedness, etc. - they're really mostly a weapon for drug gangs - I recommended H&K MP5s. They insisted on the MAC-10s and the Admiral told me to get MAC-10s. I did and the day they got them, they took them to the indoor range at a Virginia Beach gunshop and burned through 6,000 rounds of 9mm and wore out all of their suppressors.
Being a Marine officer, putting me in charge of these characters wasn't really a good fit and I was happy when I transferred to other duties.
Thanks for the story. Never had much contact with you Gyrene fighting men in my 25 years in the Navy. Only one’s I remember were a Capt. and a Gunny that were the Combat Cargo Officers on gator freighter I sailed on. They were both excellent at their duties.