[SirFishalot]

Perhaps the writer should carry 300 rounds of each for a day and then get back to us on which he prefers.

[AnAmericanMother]

My dad threw away his M-1 carbine after an embarassing encounter with a German soldier, picked up a Garand from a dead G.I. and carried it the rest of the war.

He said he didn't mind the extra weight of the ammo one bit. Just threw the joker out of his deck of cards (see Willie & Joe).

[wrench]

“Perhaps the writer should carry 300 rounds of each for a day and then get back to us on which he prefers.”............

But the 5.56 rounds require 3 hits to accomplish what 1 hit does with the 7.62 round (from the Army FM on the M16). The standard load for 30-06 was 80 rounds.

So what are we accomplishing by carrying more ammo, the ability to make more noise?

[Concho]

Obvious Urban response. Give me the M-14 every day. I used one. I know what it will do. I know what that POS M-16 wont do. Once you have sprayed all your mosquito killer into the brush and you are out of ammo, because it wouldnt take the enemy down, you’ll be whining out the other side of your mouth and tryin to crawl back behind me to get some cover.

[PapaBear3625]

Perhaps the writer should carry 300 rounds of each for a day and then get back to us on which he prefers.

In an urban environment, I'd much prefer to carry 150 rounds of a cartridge that can reliably punch through a car door or windshield and reliably kill the person on the other side, than 300 rounds that can't.

A 30-06 AP round can penetrate a 7" thick concrete wall, a 5.56 can only penetrate 1.4"

A bad guy can hide behind a tree that will stop a 5.56, but which a 7.62 will go right through

[Atlas Sneezed]

Perhaps the writer should carry 300 rounds of each for a day and then get back to us on which he prefers.

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I’d rather 150 rounds of 308 than 300 of 223. Especially if the enemy is 500 yards away.