“The military” huh? Guess you didn’t grace a uniform at any point, did you?
Our job is kill people and we need better tools. The “mouse gun” doesn’t work well in the longer distance fight and doesn’t penetrate cover well.
Tough to understand?
“The military” huh? Guess you didn’t grace a uniform at any point, did you?”
Wrong.I spent six years active duty in the Air Force.During that time I carried the M-16A1 and the What we called the GAU.A shortend version of the M-16 with a flash suppressor that was four inches long.
I stated what I said because it’s true.The Army especially decided to go with the M-16 because it was lighter,allowed the troops to carry more ammo etc.
Now they are discovering what was known during the Vietnam war that a larger caliber weapon would has done the job better then the M-16.
By the way the Army didn’t buy the M-16 until the AirForce purchased them for its Security Police Forces.