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You forgot the M-14, which is a much-improved (far more accurate, faster to reload, higher capacity per reload), variant on the M-1 Garand. Having shot all thr
by gonzo 17y ago
You forgot the M-14, which is a much-improved (far more accurate, faster to reload, higher capacity per reload), variant on the M-1 Garand.
Having shot all three (I own a National Match M-1, a NM M1A (the civilian (non-auto) variant of the M-14) and "more than one" AR-15), I can tell you that I vastly prefer the M1A.
The only time I ever had the M-1 'jam' was when it suffered a round of .308 through it during a match, resulting in an 'X', but also a failure to extract. I signaled a malfunction, the armorer came over, checked with me (3X) that the round had gone downrange, then placed the butt of the rifle against the ground, and stomped on the operating handle with his boot. The rifle extracted the (now fire-formed straight (no neck) .308 brass, and chambered a new round.
I was allowed to finish my string.
I've never had the M1A jam, but it probably only has 10,000 rounds through it (and yes, it was new when my father (who used to shoot classified as 'Distinguished') purchased it in the early 60s.)
The AR15s, (Colts, all) are, by any comparison, toys.
These days I shoot a Model 70 Winchester in .308 (it and the Garand were both my grandfather's.)
Since this is HN:
the M-14/M1A is like Lisp, elegant, but accessible only to a few.
the M1 Garand is like 'C', everybody's ancestors used one, but few know how to use it.
The M-16/AR15 is like Perl, cheap, but prone to failure.
The AK-47 is like PHP. Even the retards can make one work.
- bwhite 17y agoIf the M1 Garand is C, the M14 has to be C++: similar in many respects but with better (ammo) encapsulation. Heh.
- Zak 17y agoIt's a much cleaner design than that. Objective C or maybe D.
- Zak 17y agoA lovely weapon indeed. I had the opportunity to fire one once and have always wanted to repeat the experience. It's heavy, and the stock in a rather old-fashioned shape for a combat rifle, but it's very controllable on full-auto, exceedingly accurate and substantially more powerful than the 5.56x45 or 7.62x39. If I knew someone was going to be shooting at me, I can think of few small arms I'd prefer.
- kwantam 17y agoThe AK-47 is like PHP. Even the retards can make one work. That is so unfair to the AK. PHP is more or less universally reviled by clueful people. The AK is well respected for what it does by almost everyone. I don't know what to compare the AK to. Maybe Ada? It's more or less completely unbreakable but suffers lack of accuracy (expressivity)? Like I said, I don't know. But it is true that any retard can use one.
- wheels 17y agoHaving shot all three ( ... Only on a programmers hang out will you encounter triply nested parenthesis in casual writing. ;-)
- pasbesoin 17y agoThere is mention of the Heckler&Koch HK 416, which replaces the direct impingement system with a piston design. I would like to know, if anyone has knowledge or can make some informed speculation, what that does to recoil, the vector of that recoil (straight back in line with the stock, or with a stronger perpendicular/vertical component), and rate of fire of the weapon. Regarding rate of fire, if slower, does that matter in the field?