Many here love the M14 and M1 Garand, they love everything about the weapons. They love the combination of caliber, ruggedness, sights, function, design, etc. Such fanatics typically consider the M14 as the ultimate combat rifle (as it is a weapon based on the design of the M1, a product improved Garand). Such people would state that they would pick an M14 over any other rifle if they had to go to combat.
Obviously this means picking it over the M16 and all other .223 weapons no matter how high tech and sophisticated they are since M14 fans mostly despise anything under 30 cal for combat. However, this also includes choosing the M14 over the FAL, AR10 and other twenty round 30 caliber battle rifles. Now in these instances the only difference between the three guns is the style and design of the rifle, not the caliber.
The question is, for you M1/M14 fanatics, do you like the M14/M1 action so much that if you were excluded from using the M14 and had to either use the M1 Garand (same action/style/ruggedness as the M14 but only 8 rounds) or a FAL/AR10 with 20 .308 rounds but a theoretically weaker/less rugged/less favorable design, which would you choose??
Would the limited capacity yet "superior" design of the M1 counter act the FAL and AR10s higher capacity but higher possibility to jam as well?
M1 Garand can be in either .30-06 or .308. And though this question is intended for M14/M1 fanatics, any and all may comment as well!
Obviously this means picking it over the M16 and all other .223 weapons no matter how high tech and sophisticated they are since M14 fans mostly despise anything under 30 cal for combat. However, this also includes choosing the M14 over the FAL, AR10 and other twenty round 30 caliber battle rifles. Now in these instances the only difference between the three guns is the style and design of the rifle, not the caliber.
The question is, for you M1/M14 fanatics, do you like the M14/M1 action so much that if you were excluded from using the M14 and had to either use the M1 Garand (same action/style/ruggedness as the M14 but only 8 rounds) or a FAL/AR10 with 20 .308 rounds but a theoretically weaker/less rugged/less favorable design, which would you choose??
Would the limited capacity yet "superior" design of the M1 counter act the FAL and AR10s higher capacity but higher possibility to jam as well?
M1 Garand can be in either .30-06 or .308. And though this question is intended for M14/M1 fanatics, any and all may comment as well!