X-Rap
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In a belt fed machine gun mounted or not the caliber choice is obvious, as an individual weapon the choice should be the same.
You see a mix of M2, 240, 249, m4/16 derivatives for a reason. I doubt the modern combat troop yearns for the nostalgia of packing an M1 with its 8 shot clips into battle today anymore than the F15 pilot wishes for a P51.
In any war the ones left in the ground are taken down by what is flying through the air, if the 22 caliber bullets of today were the primary small arms issue of WWII I think the numbers would be very much the same.
In answer to the OP, you are choosing to compare the worst choices for personal defense that you could and depending upon your true intended purpose I'd suggest you get your hands on some actual rifles and compare how they handle if you really are looking for a CQ PD rifle.
You see a mix of M2, 240, 249, m4/16 derivatives for a reason. I doubt the modern combat troop yearns for the nostalgia of packing an M1 with its 8 shot clips into battle today anymore than the F15 pilot wishes for a P51.
In any war the ones left in the ground are taken down by what is flying through the air, if the 22 caliber bullets of today were the primary small arms issue of WWII I think the numbers would be very much the same.
In answer to the OP, you are choosing to compare the worst choices for personal defense that you could and depending upon your true intended purpose I'd suggest you get your hands on some actual rifles and compare how they handle if you really are looking for a CQ PD rifle.