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 Crane

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

I got a gunsmith to

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

It goes subsonic around 800, so it's useless past that

The 338-378 doesnt go subsonic till, around like +2,500 yards

@TwinVickers Nigga, what are you talking about?

It was completely replaced by the M16.

Because we found out almost right after we adopted the M14 that "Holy shit, this thing actually really sucks".

They purposefully sabotaged the M16😂

Imagine how many boys we lost cause the salty government wanted to keep the M14, and not provide proper cleaning kits for M16...Giving it unfair bad rep