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Originally posted by ditch:
So everyone knows the FAL is a better rifle, eh? Do you know how much an FAL weighs? Do you know how many countries around the world use the FAL? do you know why? You don't know shit, kid. A real 7.62 rifle and ammunition isn't too heavy for the rest of the world, just spoiled little brats that talk alot of shit because they got nothing better to do but jack off. You have never seen any kind of combat, you come back and tell me how you feel about your m4 after you've tried to stop a man with an AK-47 from killing you. I'm not talking about some punk ass arab spraying bullets in your general direction, I'm talking about a man hell bent on killing YOU, firing his weapon directly at YOU, You try that, son. Someday the cold hand of reality is going to slap you across the mouth, and arrogent pukes like you are most likely not going to live through it. It's a tragic situation when dumb-ass kids are incapable of learning anything because they think they know everything already. You remember what I've told you.

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Originally posted by ditch:
You remember what I told you and come home in one piece, son.

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Originally posted by ditch:
I guess after fourty-some years they're still trying to get the damn thing to work-sheesh, just give up already.

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Originally posted by DaMan:
Ditch, I don't get it! If the M-14 systems are superior to the AR-10/M-16 type systems, why are the Marines issuing Mk11s and Mk12s?!!!!

Some folks are stuck in "the good ol' days"!

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Originally posted by Duckear:

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Originally posted by ditch:
I guess after fourty-some years they're still trying to get the damn thing to work-sheesh, just give up already.

Wow!! With you keen insight and expertise into weapon systems and development (not to mention your expertise with the English language) you need to report to NATICK ASAP. Quick! Your country calls!

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Originally posted by 323:

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Originally posted by ditch:
You remember what I told you and come home in one piece, son.

I will come back in one piece but I will take the advice from the Soldiers around me and the Sr's as well.. .Not you, I have no idea what your background is and I really don't care, but from some of your jarging you use I suspect you were/are in the USMC... Just because someone buys a certain weapon ie YOU and YOUR SOCOM all of the sudden it is the best thing ever... Hell I have Dodge 2500 with a Cummings but you don't see me running around telling people thier Ford or Chevy deisels are pieces of shit...

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Originally posted by DaMan:
Ditch, I don't get it! If the M-14 systems are superior to the AR-10/M-16 type systems, why are the Marines issuing Mk11s and Mk12s?!!!!

Some folks are stuck in "the good ol' days"!

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Originally posted by ditch:
I recon so.

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Originally posted by 323:
Sorry I mis-spelled cummins anyhow standing by for you to answer DaMan's question real curious to see why your beloved Corp is dumping the M-14/M1A platform????

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Originally posted by ditch:

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Originally posted by 323:
Sorry I mis-spelled cummins anyhow standing by for you to answer DaMan's question real curious to see why your beloved Corp is dumping the M-14/M1A platform????

Okay kid, a few things come into play here, but first I'll let you in on a little secret that 95 percent of the world already knows; just because the government does something, that doesn't automatically make it right. The M14 ain't broke, so why fix it? All they have is leftovers and some SEI builds and M14's are expensive to build. The government is looking at weapon familiarity and the lowest bidder, if it costs them less money, they'll buy it. I would imagine, and this pure speculation, that marksmen would blend in a little better with the SR25 than with an M14 also. If it's as reliable as an M14, it should be a good rifle, that is if they can find some men to carry it.