IDF uses M16 rifles in mideast conflict
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I personally prefer handguards over the rail and vert grip config. I would definitely prefer an aimpoint ot irons, but I'd take A2 irons over a Galil ANY DAY. The ammo is lighter, you can caryr more of it, the weapon is lighter, easy to clean and maintain, reliable, drop-free mags. It's better.
Anyone who thinks otherwise has likely not humped them any further than the trunk of their car to the firing line
Anyone who thinks otherwise has likely not humped them any further than the trunk of their car to the firing line
Claven2 said:I personally prefer handguards over the rail and vert grip config. I would definitely prefer an aimpoint ot irons, but I'd take A2 irons over a Galil ANY DAY. The ammo is lighter, you can caryr more of it, the weapon is lighter, easy to clean and maintain, reliable, drop-free mags. It's better.
Anyone who thinks otherwise has likely not humped them any further than the trunk of their car to the firing line
psssst. they're both 5.56. I think only 1 country uses the 7.62. Didnt McNabb say in Immediate action that Colombia or someone uses the 7.62?
Yeah, AR's have drop free mags, as well as a much better trigger and A2 have superior sights. Easy to clean maybe, but not easier. And come on, the SP1 was so reliable that they added a fwd assist and a spent casing deflector. Granted todays AR's have superb reliability, it wasnt always so.
I recall an old issue of Combat Arms giving a synopsis of (i think) the first ever US exercise in Egypt. They commented that the AKs ran flawlessly in the desert but the AR required constant maintenance/cleaning to function reliably.
The only way to end this is for someone to GIVE me both and 10yrs from now I'll let you know how they fared.
