Message from @Duke of Mecklenburg
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Even all the DMR M14’s are petty much being replace.
by m16?
No, by AR-10’s.
yeah, that's not m16 i think
... I never said it was?
is that a question?
I’m just confused. I said that the M14 isn’t being used all that much any more. The only reason why we were recently is because we needed DMR’s.
Now, we have AR-10’s for that role.
@Veritas Prognostician sort of, the army is also looking at new calibers as well
.338 and 6.5 creedmoor
And the m14 was replaced by the m16 during the Vietnam war
no, it wasn't
When do I get perms to post my bois?
6.5 creedmoor is an overrated shit round btw
I agree. 6.5 is an overpriced .308
@TwinVickers The M14 was the standard infantry rifle for all Army and Marine units that deployed to Vietnam in 1965, but Defense Secretary Robert McNamara ended procurement in 1964, selecting the M16 as a replacement. By 1970, only a handful of M14s remained in Vietnam.
I have a 1908 mauser 98 action that I beefed up, and chambered in 338-378 wby that I wanted to post
338-378 shoots about 100-150ft/s faster than the .338 lapua
Well...I didnt do it
Put a Sig Sauer Tango 6 on it...Shooting out to 1600 yards, then 2000😂
Mauser 98s are nice. M48s from Yugoslavia are basically the same for half the price
This mauser was in shit shape, and it was one we already had...
So I used it
It was the long Gewehr variant
And I already have a Gewehr 98
In good shape
Ssoooooo
Ya
Bolt actions with iron sights are always nice
Ya, well my 338-378 definitely ain't being shot out to 2000 with iron sights😂
Also it's got a bigass muzzle break for obvious reasons
I've been into long range shooting for awhile now
I prefer up to 800 yards. Iron is hard but fun.
Used a mosin and it barely had the power to ring the gong
800 is about all your gonna get away with, with a .308 or 30-06
It's a different story when you enter the realm of 7.82 Lazzeroni warbird, 30-378, 338-378, and 338 Lapua
And with a $2,000 scope...preferably Ziess, Sig Sauer, Swarovski, or Night Force
+1600 yards becomes pretty doable
...I mean if I only have a .308 with a $500 Vortex with turrets, 800 would be my limit