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Old 12-27-2016, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by MT2008 View Post

But the issue you brought up is whether we are misleading viewers by calling everything "AR-15", vice "AR-15" for civilian models and "M16/M4" for mil models. My point is that in practice, this is no different than calling all select-fire and civilian AK-pattern rifles just plain "AKs." If we accept the latter, we can accept the former.
I understand the double standard there.

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Originally Posted by SPEMack618 View Post
For the record, as a guy with a Ranger tab and a CIB, a lot of the commentary on the "Blackhawk Down" page real makes my teeth grind.
Well, I didn't put any of the commentary there so I definitely mean no offense when referencing it.
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