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    It seems that, except for the rare exception, aimed fire in combat is a concept of the past. We should just issue 10 or 12 gauge shotguns to our "riflemen/persons" and we would save a lot of money.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sojourner truth View Post
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    When my wife was in Desert storm, the post office had a list of what we could and could not send them in a "care package". Pork was number one on the list. Imagine my surprise when she sent me a picture of her sitting on her cot eating a Christmas dinner of... You guessed it, baked ham....
    I recall that the US Government strongly advised against using a particular stamp when sending letters to US forces in Desert Shield / Desert Storm, because the image on the stamp "might offend the Saudis".
    This was the stamp -

    It seems that the US government thought that the female uncovered head would be offensive.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ludwig View Post
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    It seems that, except for the rare exception, aimed fire in combat is a concept of the past. We should just issue 10 or 12 gauge shotguns to our "riflemen/persons" and we would save a lot of money.
    yep, that's true in general although I've served with some mighty fine snipers......but by and large you're exactly correct.........mac
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    Well, I can remember the way we felt when we went from M14s to M16s, and then seeing how much more full auto was used after the switch.

    I still say the M14 was one fine combat rifle, no matter how much the ammo weighed. And, I am surprised the Army is still using 5.56 ammo instead of something a bit more accurate. I have a lot of friends that prefer the 6.5 Creedmore now. I hear it is a great round. Had a friend at church who already got his first buck of the season with one a few weeks ago.

    If you ask a Marine, many of the old timers still talk about the old Springfield with reverence and awe.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sojourner truth View Post
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    Well, I can remember the way we felt when we went from M14s to M16s, and then seeing how much more full auto was used after the switch.

    I still say the M14 was one fine combat rifle, no matter how much the ammo weighed. And, I am surprised the Army is still using 5.56 ammo instead of something a bit more accurate. I have a lot of friends that prefer the 6.5 Creedmore now. I hear it is a great round. Had a friend at church who already got his first buck of the season with one a few weeks ago.

    If you ask a Marine, many of the old timers still talk about the old Springfield with reverence and awe.
    i have 2 of the Springfields, one rechambered for .300 Win Mag, and one rechambered 7mm Rem Mag......both are tack drivers.....mac
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