no accurate FPS games

[k9870]

The AR15 is the best rifle in the world.

Bold statement there, Id take an FAL, m14 or in 556 even a sig 5xx series first.

[Alcatrazz]

You're crazy, the best rifle ever is the Colt 1911.

[Excalibur]

RIFLE...not handgun. The 1911s are one of the best handguns in the world. Right now, I'd take an XD.

AR-15 designs are pretty good.

[k9870]

1911s just fit in my hand well and have great triggers, I think they're a great military handgun, just not a concealed Carry/LE pistol, Id prefer DA/SA

[Mandolin]

You think guns ejecting cartriges to the ledt are wierd? Try Battlefield Vietnam. All the guns are lefteies fired right-handed (exept for the M60 and RPD, the belt-feds). It's realywierd when you have a leftie bolt gun fireing right-handed. Truly bizzare. Also, the game has no medic class and. while slightly better than Battlefield 1942, isn't great. I bought Battlefield 2 and thought "wow, i can use the sights" and i have only killed one friendly for being stupid. good game

[Alcatrazz]

Originally Posted by Excalibur

RIFLE...not handgun. The 1911s are one of the best handguns in the world. Right now, I'd take an XD.

AR-15 designs are pretty good.

Sorry, I've been deep in sarcasm mode all day.

[jdun]

Originally Posted by k9870

Bold statement there, Id take an FAL, m14 or in 556 even a sig 5xx series first.

I have no problem that you prefer FAL (one of the best auto loader rifle every made), M14 (all around good rifle), or 556.

However, beyond personal preference the best warriors in the world use AR. The people that put their live on the line choose AR. The tip of spear choose AR. It's not my opinion it's a fact.

This video is what made Blackwater famous. The video shows Travis Haley and few Blackwater contractors repelling hundreds of insurgents trying to overrun their position. What are they using? AR15. They could have picked the FAL or M14 or G36 or whatever, but all of them used AR15. Why? Because it is the best weapon.

The AR15 is the rifle of choice for contractors in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the world. It's not my opinion it is a fact.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bcf_1190074398

Travis Haley is now employed by Magpul under the division name Magpul Dynamics. He still using the AR15. The best warriors use AR15.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=segtXBwglj4

The Navy SEAL that killed the three pirates used mk-11 (SR25/AR10) which is the big brother of the AR15. The US Army is replacing their M24 with M110 (SR25/AR10/Mk-11). The M14 is being replaced by the M110 as the primary designated Marksman rifle. Why? Because the AR accuracy is superior to bolt action rifle. No other auto action rifle can do what the AR does.

US Special Force as well as other nation can use whatever weapon they like. Yet almost all Western SF units choose AR. Why because it is the best.

[k9870]

Or they just get the most training on the AR-15 and want weapons systems they are familiar on for training purposes. The AR-15 is good, but not all-powerful.

[Alcatrazz]

Originally Posted by k9870

Or they just get the most training on the AR-15 and want weapons systems they are familiar on for training purposes. The AR-15 is good, but not all-powerful.

But it shoots bullets made of compressed death, it is 100% accurate, never runs dry and it improves gas mileage on your car by 25%, how could it not be all-powerful?

[MT2008]

Originally Posted by k9870

Or they just get the most training on the AR-15 and want weapons systems they are familiar on for training purposes. The AR-15 is good, but not all-powerful.

You're only addressing part of Jdun's argument. It isn't just American PMCs who carry ARs. It's the SFs of just about every Western/NATO/pro-U.S. military in the world. These are countries whose SFs would NOT be familiar with the AR because they used something else as rank-and-file infantry. The Aussies are a good example - the standard-issue for their military is the Steyr AUG, but their SF all use ARs.

Again, this is not opinion. It's fact. If you look at the weapons of most of the SFs that are pro-U.S. (or at least not overtly anti-American), you'll see all of them using M16s and M4s. Surely, you can't deny that that is significant?

BTW, I'm old enough and have been reading gun rags long enough to remember all of the new rifle platforms that came along over the years which were touted as superior to the M16 and M4, and then wound up failing to gain acceptance. Especially the ones built by H&K. People have been criticizing the AR platform for decades now, and yet at the end of the day, its popularity has endured. No other rifle platform, even "improved" ARs like the H&K 416, has yet managed to eclipse the popularity of the traditional direct gas impingement M16 and M4.