Will this work for a militia?

[Devonai]

would you be happy if the state provided ALL your fellow millitia members with M-16A1 rifles? It would be a step down but would you agree to settle for factory fresh vietnam era type weapons if ALL of your guys could be armed?

Like I said earlier, if the Commonwealth failed to provide enough weapons for each of us, we would simply open a few car trunks and grab our own rifles.

There is a rumor that the state guard used to have 20 M14 rifles stockpiled until the Commonwealth "accidentally" sold them to a local police department. This rumor has never been substantiated but it implies that surplus weapons may be available in the future.

If we were issued M16A1 rifles, I think our reaction would be "gee, thanks." Then our armorer would spend several days converting them to semi/burst/full fire control, and/or swapping out the uppers to the A2 style where available. We'd also, at our own cost, purchase a few Colt LMG upper receivers or the Shrike belt-fed uppers. At least four of those A1 lowers would then become our SAWs.

We'd also try like hell to qualify for the LEO discount on several Beta-C magazines.