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Old 07-25-2011, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by HorseSoldier View Post
The difficulty of adapting existing drill and ceremonies practices for the M16 to the M4 is widely believed to be one of the reasons for the USMC deciding not to adopt the M4 some years ago. Fairly sad reasoning, to say the least.
That's very interesting. There must be more to the story, though I'd believe D&C being one of the factors.
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