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EM-2 rifle seems like such a terrific weapon. Waaaay ahead of it's time. So sad that most of the other members of NATO had the right idea and got bullied into a less optimal option by the US. I never realised that Winston Churchill could be such a soft-c*ck. He should have told the US where to shove it. If the UK and Canada (and in all likelihood Australia and New Zealand too) had gone ahead and fielded the EM-2 anyway the US may have eventually seen reason and gone with their own similar weapon in .280. A lesson here for all of us. Just because you are a superpower and have more money than everyone else doesn't always mean you are right!