a whole lot of guys that like quad rails, lasers and bipods but don't really get out and do that much shooting.
Note that this is what I meant by "the market." Do you think that serious target shooters didn't already own an AR before November?
a whole lot of guys that like quad rails, lasers and bipods but don't really get out and do that much shooting.
People claim that Army-issued combat rifles have been improved over the years, but a young veteran of Iraq (Ft. Riley, KS) told me that their rifles "jam with just one grain of sand". He had been in at least one firefight.
SHvar
The M14 is not being brought back in bigger numbers
mljdeckard THE M-16/M-4 AND M14 ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE ANYTIME SOON.
chauncey:
A co-worker was in Desert Storm with Special Forces.
He told me that they sometimes put down their issue rifles and picked up and used Iraqi AK-47s, in order to have dependable guns.
In the real world you cannot carry a weapon you have not qualified with, however in combat I am sure it would be acceptable if your rifle is dead to pick up whatever you can throw bullets at the enemy with. That being said when you get back to base you must turn in your AK and recieve your standard issue wahtever. I have seen some pararescue guys qualify with AKs stateside though.I hear this repeated OVER and OVER again on THR. Does this really happen? I am no soldier but I've known US Army infantry guys and they have categorically denied this ever happening. Maybe special forces do it? But I wouldn't trust a beat up AK next to an M16 that has been properly maintained by my government...
I can't help but think that a lot of the caliber discussions stem from penis envy.
THE DARK KNIGHT said:IMO 7.62 is an inadequate manstopper. I heard of an incident from a friend of a friend at work whose brother in law was in a commando unit in '06...
Maybe special forces do it? But I wouldn't trust a beat up AK next to an M16 that has been properly maintained by my government...
A co-worker was in Desert Storm with Special Forces.
He told me that they sometimes put down their issue rifles and picked up and used Iraqi AK-47s, in order to have dependable guns.
I hear this repeated OVER and OVER again on THR. Does this really happen? I am no soldier but I've known US Army infantry guys and they have categorically denied this ever happening. Maybe special forces do it?
The M14 isn't being used in the role filled by the M4.
The M4 is going head-to head with the SCAR L/MK16.
The SCAR H/MK17 is intended to go head-to-head with the M14 EBR and
then some, but it's experiencing reliability problems much like the KAC SR-25.
The US military is lucky to have a relatively small stash of thousands and
thousands of M14s in which to pull from. The M14 isn't going away anytime soon.
Money invested into modernizing and enhancing the M14 is money well spent.