Re: Trapdoor Springfield

WillG wrote:
[...]
# The U.S. Army seems to have preferred stand off rifles. After WWII when
# many of the rest of the world was going to mid-powered cartridges and
# select fire rifles, we chose a clone of the 30-06 and insisted that our
# NATO allies accept it. We also chose a rifle (M14) that was just an
# updated version of the M1 and which was just as heavy and long, and

Actually, that is not quite true.
Yes, the M14 is still a somewhat heavy rifle, but it weighs at least a
pound less and is about four to six inches shorter than the M1 Garand.

# which could not be effectively handled on full auto fire. Meanwhile, the
# Russkies looked at what the Germans had been doing and went to the AK-47.

The advantage of a selective fire weapon without a bipod is dubious.
Even the M16 is spraying its bullets skyward after the third round.
The M60 is able to direct its fire in a straight line throughout, having
a bipod mounted up forward to keep muzzle jump down to almost zero.
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And what exactly is a joke?
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