[ExSoldier]

Give me an M14 anyday...if they wanna jump with the critter, or use it in tanks or SpecOps, shorten the barrel a bit, and hang on the folding stock. Attach an Aimpoint or ACOG sight and PRESTO! That's be my idea. Why spend an unGodly amount of $$$ that could be better spent on training when the piece is already on hand, and is already a known quantity. Why give the money for an American battle rifle to a foreign entity. Wouldn't inspire a lot of confidence in me as a company commander or before my troops...

[RLK]

The day may come when we want a cartrige that is suitable for distance and is not easily deflected.

[Mortimer Snavely]

If I had to choose one single rifle, I would choose the Ruger Mini-14. Lighter ammo means lighter magazines and more of them.

As for sidearms, I've been able to field strip a 1911 since before I was ten years old. Why confuse all that muscle memory? The service Beretta has caught my attention, though, as has the Glock.