02-21-2013, 10:55 PM
Trooper - sorry, my dyslexia kicked in on the AK-74 caliber. You're correct. But that was my point...who uses the battle rifle caliber? The 5.56 and M16 family are on par/more accurate than the opposition’s primary rifle.
Re the .303 Enfield’s…saw a few of those in Afghanistan especially with the older folks in the south. Great rifle, until you see the local’s ideas for cleaning them... we traded them some .30 cal bore brushes for ice and watched them run that brush up and down the bore. Probably lost a lot of accuracy over time with that technique.
I would classify a the MkIII bolt gun more into the sniper rifle category instead of a modern battle/assault rifle. WWII was an example of what happens when you pit infantry armed with bolt action rifles (Japanese and Germans) against infantry armed with a semi-auto (U.S.).
Re the .303 Enfield’s…saw a few of those in Afghanistan especially with the older folks in the south. Great rifle, until you see the local’s ideas for cleaning them... we traded them some .30 cal bore brushes for ice and watched them run that brush up and down the bore. Probably lost a lot of accuracy over time with that technique.
I would classify a the MkIII bolt gun more into the sniper rifle category instead of a modern battle/assault rifle. WWII was an example of what happens when you pit infantry armed with bolt action rifles (Japanese and Germans) against infantry armed with a semi-auto (U.S.).
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