On 30 Aug 2008 15:02:03 -0700, Jose Gaspar newsguy.com> wrote:
:>In article <42fa7d85-77cb-4b49-8a52-484b3ff852a2@t54g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>,
:>PyrateJohn says...
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:>>On Aug 30, 5:19=A0pm, Jose Gaspar newsguy.com> wrote:
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:>>> >An AR-15 isn't the most accurate rifle around but they aren't bad.
:>>> >The Marines usually issue an M-4 (basically a short-barreled M-16 and
:>>> >comparable to my AR-15 carbine) with an expensive sight to their
:>>> >snipers unless they feel the urge to go to a heavier, more accurate
:>>> >rifle for some specialized reason. =A0It'll do the job.
:>>>
:>>> What is this goddamn wannabe bullshit? =A0You've been reading Soldier of =
:>>Fortune
:>>> magazine? =A0There is nothing inaccurate about the 5.56mm, you stupid jer=
:>>k!
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:>>An M-4 fires the .223 round Slick. And I just said that they are
:>>issued to snipers these days.
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:>I know what the fuck an M-4 fires, dipshit. What is the difference between a
:>5.56 round and a .223 round?
Correct.
:>An M-4 is a CARBINE!
That's what John said.
:> It is
:>quite useful in street fighting and equipped with a scope it can be even more
:>useful for urban warfare, but it is not a sniper rifle in the traditional sense.
:>The barrel is too short which decreases accuracy and velocity. There's no way
:>that it could be called a traditional sniper rifle...
That's true. It is not a traditional rifle but sometimes you gotta use
what you have available to get the job done.
:>>Specialists, however, get .308 rounds and .50
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:>Oh... yeah... snipers are issued the M-4 but "Specialists" are issued the
:>.308...
