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Still, the new rifle comes with some drawbacks. For one, it's heavier. The new rifle outweighs the old by 2 pounds. Some shooters still like the old rifle. "I'd rather shoot the M-40A1," said Sgt. Andrew C. Giermann, a reconnaissance and surveillance instructor with I Marine Expeditionary Force. "It's lighter than the M-40A3, making it much easier to maneuver." "The M-40A3 is more of a defense weapon," said Staff Sgt. Van Seelay, chief reconnaissance and surveillance instructor with I MEF. "It's basically a bench-rest weapon, and the M-40A1 is an offensive weapon because it's a lot easier to employ."

Reminds me of back in 1963 or so when we made the switch from the good ole M-1 to that new fangled thumb biting M-14.

Me, I liked the 20 round clips, so the M-14 and I became fast friends real quick.

Reminds me of back in 1963 or so when we made the switch from the good ole M-1 to that new fangled thumb biting M-14.

Me, I liked the 20 round clips, so the M-14 and I became fast friends real quick.

I think that in recent decades, our military has been more open to change and quickly adopting new technologies than they may have been in times past. Sometimes you need to carry some extra band-aids while you get used to the new things though :-)

Thank you for serving our country :-)

You switched to the M-14 from the M-1 in 1963? Was this in a military application? I'm too young to have first hand knowledge of this, so I'm just curious. I thought all of the M-1's were replaced in the mid-50's, but that was just a hunch.