I haven't had a good debate for a couple of days, so I thought I'd stir one up. In S.E. Asia, I carried a variety of weapons, but my rifle of choice was the M14. When the mission didn't require sterile or specialty weapons, and when I wasn't on point (I ALWAYS carried an Ithaca 37 on point), the M14 was what I carried. I found the greater knockdown,, penetration, etc. offered by the 7.62 vs the 5.56 way more than compensated for the greater weight of weapon and ammo. While the M16 was easier to control on "rock and roll", I was able to lay down an intimidating base of fire with short burst from the M14. On semi-auto and for long shots, the M14 totally dominated the M16 for effectiveness. Has anyone else out there had experience with the M14 vs other weapons and whats your take on it?
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