Now Frantzie, don't be such a cynic. This $5,000 thoroughly-modern-wonder is almost as good as a $500 M14, and also has a built in flashlight, corkscrew, and decoder ring.
There's another advantage. The M-14s are available immediately. This one has to go through a few years of field testing and improvements, which will create jobs ... in Mexico.
You find an M14 for $500, you let me know. I'll buy all of them you have.