RE: does the military need a new service rifle
I do think that the US military needs to get back to the M-14 or a variant of the 7.62. The M-16 was and still is a piece of sh-- when compared to the 5.56. Chromelined barrels, noncorrosive ammo and that half a-- assist handle does little to improve the reliability or accuracyof this plastic piece of junk. Add all the bells and whistles to the M-16 and it comes no where near the reliability and accuracy of a basicM-14. And while their at it trash, the9mm and bring back the 45or 10 mm. in ahi-capacity handgun. Great lineup:15 round 45 acp, 7.62 with selector switch and 30 round magazines, 50 cal. semi for cleanup then rock and roll.