my military expirience class taught me a little bit about the military....one thing i took from it is "GI stuff is made and bought from the LOWEST bidder" PERIOD...i got to fire 10rds from their GI m16 on semi of course...i was the least bit impressed..very sloppy weapons..didnt shoot well and POI was way of from POA...and i thought they were POS compared to the mannnnnny others ive fired...my own ar15s shoot mucccch better then them and arent sloppy feeling...butttt the teachers of the class trieddddd pushing on us that they are THE best weapons in the world....period...i laughed....i know better.....feel bad for the kids that DONT know any better and believed it all.....exspecially that the 223 is the best round out there....i beg to differ sir...call me old fashioned but i think the 308 is a much better choice....just more expensive and heavier ammo/rifles....plus a litttttttle more recoil so the guys that cant shoot wont beable to shoot it as well as they could a 223...