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https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-xm7-rifle-round-capacity/
The gravel bellies are still out there and still saying that having more capacity encourages troops to waste ammunition.
For fuck's sake they've been making this argument since the trapdoor was adopted and it's never actually borne out in combat.
More dakka has always been a good thing.
We should have the Air Farce or the Coast Guard do rifle eval and adoption.
ReplyDeleteOr maybe the Boy Scouts.
They can't do any worse, and the Army hasn't gotten it right once since 1936.
Usually, if want a losing streak that bad, you have to go to the Chicago Cubs or the Boston Red Sox.
As a matter of fact, the USAF got the Army their service rifle for more than 60 years, if you count the M16A2 and M4 as continuations of the M16.
DeleteQuite true, but that also owed as much to midwit McNamara's machinations as anything else.
DeleteAnd the Army still bungled the handoff until the A2 came along, at least.
Still, USAF FTW.
FFS, I'm not a fan of the AR platform (it shits where it eats) nor a fan of its glorified 22 varmint round, but I'll take that over an XM7.
ReplyDeleteBut if I want a battle rifle, I'll take something in .308/7.62×51 NATO. Speaking of, any recommendations?
JkIng
I'm a perpetual fan of the FAL, but a modern AR-10 works for me as well.
DeleteThe Stoner system shits inside the bolt carrier, not the face of the bolt. That's a MAS-49 or Ljungman. Just to be pedantic.
The FAL is mighty appealing,...
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