08-11-2011, 07:57 PM
The only AR10 in 7.62 NATO I will own will be an original Armalite or Dutch when I can afford one for collector's purposes. That is a piece of history. It's interesting that the FAL and AR10 performed better than the T44 (later type-classified as the M14) in the mid 1950's for the service rifle trials, yet the M14 was selected, since Army Ordnance had "designed" it themselves (really a Garand with a less-reliable gas system and detachable box mag).
It really is too bad the Brits didn't succeed in standardizing the .280 Enfield, or a 6.5mm intermediate cartridge back then for NATO, with the clout of the US in favor of the 7.62x51 influencing the standard NATO rifle caliber. Coulda shoulda woulda...
It really is too bad the Brits didn't succeed in standardizing the .280 Enfield, or a 6.5mm intermediate cartridge back then for NATO, with the clout of the US in favor of the 7.62x51 influencing the standard NATO rifle caliber. Coulda shoulda woulda...