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"I'd want a soldier in each platoon armed with a sniper version of the M14."

The sniper version of the M14 is the M21 originally equipped with the ART (Auto Rangefinding Telescope) 3X12 scope and it was a heavy sucker. I had my Springfield Armory M1A upgraded by ROBAR with with an action job and their NP3 coating for the internals as well as their ROGUARD (Black) on all external parts and I mounted a Harris bipod and Shepherd rangefinding scope and it STILL doesn't weigh what an M21 did. Finally, my buddy, a former SEAL sniper worked his magic at the range and helped me zero and "set" the barrel as he put it. Anyway it's a 500 meter tackdriver. Funny thing, the aiming circles on the Shepherd scope are for an 18 inch diameter and set for a specific bullet weight (I chose 168 gr Federal Boattail MATCH) and they say it's the diameter of a Deer's shoulder area....it also happens to approximate the area of a man's chest. Hmmmmm.

So how much did the M1A upgrade cost with all the bells and whistles? I'm just a poor ex soldier, so I'm not sure I could afford a world class rifle.

I've told this story on FR once or twice. I was on a range at Ft. Polk one weekend teaching my wife how to handle a handgun. the marksmanship team was a few lanes down from me. They asked me if I wanted to shoot their M14. Heck Yea!

I nailed a 300m target on the first round. There is nooooo way you could ever do that with any version of the M16, right off the rack.

Hope everyone signs the petition. Maybe we should be like the democraps and vote like they do in Chicago and Detroit, lol.