I posit that the AR-15 pattern of rifles and carbines is becoming the iconic American Rifle.
Supplanting and replacing the legendary Winchester lever action.
The most commonplace of the Winchesters is the '94 in .30-30. The Winchester 94 sprang from a long line of underpowered guns firing pistol calibers; culminating in an effective deer gun.
The AR is becoming as commonplace and it too suffers from being underpowered. Presently there are new rounds available that make them effective deer rifles.
Interestingly there's a convergence in the 4th Edition GURPS stats between .30-30 and 6.8 SPC.
6.8 SPC does 6d pi with a range of 820/3,500.
.30-30 does 6d pi with a range of 900/3,700.
For reference sake 5.56x45mm from a Vietnam era M16 is 5d pi with ranges of 500/3,200 and an AK gets 5d+1 pi out to 500/3,100.
I've always found the game stats interesting since 7.62x39mm is often called ".30-30 class" where it's performance is very similar to 5.56. 6.8 SPC is often derisively called "7.62x39 for the AR" where it beats it in range and damage.
It's just a game, but the stats are derived from using real-world data.
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