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[Spartan198]

Just feels like history is repeating itself. The XM7 is the new M14, the M320 is the new M79, and CCP/Russian Fed are the new Red Scare.

[MT2008]

Originally Posted by Spartan198

Just feels like history is repeating itself. The XM7 is the new M14, the M320 is the new M79, and CCP/Russian Fed are the new Red Scare.

Except the irony is that this time, it's the conservatives who are downplaying the Russian threat to the U.S., instead of the left. (Though the modern left still has its own demons whose existence it denies.)

As for the XM7 being the new M14: The big difference is that at least with the M14, the U.S. military had the excuse that it was selecting an infantry rifle for a war that would be fought the same way as World War II. The M14 was a failure, but it's an understandable failure. The XM7 is a product of the U.S. military over-learning the lessons of Afghanistan, before it learned the lessons of Ukraine. What is inexcusable is that we should have learned (essentially) the same lessons about urban combat from Iraq.

[Spartan198]

Originally Posted by MT2008

Except the irony is that this time, it's the conservatives who are downplaying the Russian threat to the U.S., instead of the left. (Though the modern left still has its own demons whose existence it denies.)

Yeah, it's quite troublesome how our "side" is so enamored with a potential foe we're equipping ourselves to fight even as they deride Slow Joe as supposedly being a CCP puppet or something. But, hey, Trump says he can end the Ukraine war in 24 hours, so let's see what happens.

But firearm not politics, as TFB's motto is supposed to be.

As for the XM7 being the new M14: The big difference is that at least with the M14, the U.S. military had the excuse that it was selecting an infantry rifle for a war that would be fought the same way as World War II. The M14 was a failure, but it's an understandable failure. The XM7 is a product of the U.S. military over-learning the lessons of Afghanistan, before it learned the lessons of Ukraine. What is inexcusable is that we should have learned (essentially) the same lessons about urban combat from Iraq.

Right. Seems like we're equipping for Afghanistan again when Ukraine is looking like what the next war will be. Essentially Iraq, just with better enemy equipment. Relatively speaking, of course. Should we have rifles with capability at range like the XM7? Yes, but going fleetwide with what's essentially a DMR doesn't seem like the smartest plan. Even in WWII, most combat was within 300 yards. The days of the 1,000-yard marksman ended in 1918.