ORIGINAL: eldeguello
ORIGINAL: MinnFinn
I'll have to agree with General George S. Patton Jr.'s famous quote; "In my opinion, the M1 Rifle is the greatest battle implement ever devised."
At the time Patton said that, it was true. The M14 is a definite improvement over the M1-I have used both in combat operations. Both are totally reliable, but that 20-round box magazine DOES make a difference! And Georgie had never seen an AK 47 or an M16......
Yeah, the M1 was a huge improvement over trapdoors and bolt actions. But, marginal today. Too heavy. Only holds 8 rounds. Makes that ridiculous ka-ching noise when emptied, letting the bad guy know you're out of commission for a few seconds. It's really not competitive with the M1A, the FN-FAL, the G3, the newer M16variants, the AK's.