[mad_as_he$$]

It is true. Most Army combat brigades now have a “Unit Marksman” assigned to every platoon. They carry M-14’s. We even went to some other countries who had good supply and traded them M-4’s and M-16’s to get enough M-14’s back. They act in a sniper type role but closer in than traditional snipers in Iraq. There is a video on youtube (can’t find the index - where some guys are pinned down and you hear the Sgt get on the radio and ask “god you there?” the response is “wait one.”, then you hear the unmistakable sound of an M14 and three scum bags drop out of windows. I just love that $hit.

[rickdylan]

I’ve got a sort of a cop firearm training video which goes into some of the differences between common/normal firearm categories. One thing they mention is that cops and govt. agents dealing with terrorists frequently end up having to try to shoot them through car doors as they try to escape and that of all the firearm ammo which is normal or common, the first thing which will PREDICTABLY go through a car door and then either kill or seriously injure somebody behind it is the 308. Apparently a 223 won’t do that predictably and neither will a 44 magnum.

[GATOR NAVY]

The Navy still has piles of M-14s. That’s all I ever shot. The boarding parties use M-4s but for ship and pier watches it’s M-14s.