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Originally Posted by Spartan198
Probably because the SIG 550 and Galil haven't been pitched up against each other in conflict after conflict over the last 40 years or so.
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There are two current rifles in the world that have been truly tested and combat proven in all extreme environments. Guess which two? AK and AR.
Anyone wants to get shot with 5.56? I don't think so. You can ask all the dead insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan on how effective the 5.56.
The M14 was bought back into the military because in the first Gulf War there was a need for a 7.62 caliber that can reach further then the 5.56 for Designated Marksman. The only thing that the USA military had at that time was the M14 in large quantity. So military got the M14 out of storage. The M110 (SR25/AR10) has replaced the M14 in that roll. In fact it replaced the standard bolt action sniper rifle. The M14 is being put back into storage.