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Some years ago the Aussie government sponsored the BTEC program, a massive aerial cull across the northern part of the country. The aim was to shoot from helicopter hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of unbranded cattle, wild horses, donkeys and buffalo in an attempt to wipe out brucellosis and TB in domestic stock. The program went on for years. The weapon of choice for the shooters (who were able to use any type of rifle they wanted, including other quality ones like SIGs and SLRs) was invariably the M-14. It was selected on the basis of its accuracy, reliability and pointability. That rifle cycles flawlessly when kept clean and has enough weight on the forend hand to keep your sight picture when shooting. It seems very short-sighted to destroy these rifles, disparaging comments made here about it's weight notwithstanding.