Quote Originally Posted by "G" View Post
The AK's are great rifles....too bad its always our enemies that have them.....You can toss a AK in a mudhole, stomp it down in the mud good...pull it out and it will shoot and operate just fine. Our M16's get one little grain of sand in them and they wont function. dadgummed shame
The M14 I had in basic training and AIT was the same way the only the clip would cause a problem getting dirty. lots more recoil but who notices that in a fight.
sure didnt like giving it up for the M16, it looked like a Mattel toy compared to M14.