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To: jonascord

>The M-16 has gone through how many revisions, 4 or 5, and you want to do another? Odd how, for 50 years, the rifle never quite seems to do well, and one more “fix” will do the job...

Much like Communism as a form of government... or our tax code.

>The fact is, as someone pointed out up the line, the Mattie Mattel was another gift to the Leftists from Robert Macnamera. Riflemen shoot it because they have to, not because they want to.

Agreed. If I were in charge of setting up the general load-out for [Infantry] units it would be something like:
P-90 for Room-clearing/CQB units (the short length and high capacity magazine make it ideal in such situations),
Probably a .45LC for the ranged-ops; especially if officer’s handguns were chambered for the .45LC[, regular .45ACP otherwise] (like the Taurus Judge); yes, I’d definitely get rid of the 9mm.

>Personal opinion: I was lucky enough to qualify with the M-14 in boot camp, and even over the years, with experience on the 16, FN, AK-47 and 74, the 14 was the best.

I haven’t had the opportunity to fire the M-14, so I can’t really rate it.


201 posted on 04/04/2010 7:40:04 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: OneWingedShark

“P-90 for Room-clearing/CQB units (the short length and high capacity magazine make it ideal in such situations),”

The round itself is somewhat anemic.

“Probably a .45LC for the ranged-ops;”

I take it “ranged-ops” means “point blank range”?


202 posted on 04/05/2010 7:48:00 AM PDT by Favor Center (Targets Up! Hold hard and favor center!)
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