SharpsDressedMan
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Girls can't handle the M14? Ever been to Camp Perry? They will make a liar out of you. The M14 is not fired on full auto. It can be, but it is a wasted effort. Anyone that does is either wasting ammo, or doesn't know what it is designed for. Except for designated squad gunners, maybe one or two per squad, most units that employed the M14 removed the selectors to disallow the bulk of the soldiers or grunts such use, wasting ammo, etc. It was never quite the full auto rifle that it was intended to be, so training and use pretty much omitted full auto over the time of its service. There will be 100 lb. female soldiers that decide they can't shoot the M14, as will there be 175 lb. males that fail to qualify, because the recoil is just too brutal. I am willing to let them wash out. If you don't agree, and fell you, too, would fail to qualify, don't apply for membership in a military combat role. It might be too demanding. Raise the bar. Deadly combat, infantry readines, etc, is not for everyone.