Your favorite weapons U.S

[Draq]

I see alot of us like the stoner, and 1911. Can't really go wrong with those. I'm gonna say a tie between 1911, garand, stoner, and m1 carbine

[.45cultist]

Originally Posted by Draq

I see alot of us like the stoner, and 1911. Can't really go wrong with those. I'm gonna say a tie between 1911, garand, stoner, and m1 carbine

I like the Stoner bayonet, later known as the KCB-70 and KCB-77. Now made by Waffentechnik. They are slightly different from the old Eickhorns. The .45 M1911 design still shines a century later. Along with my Ar15 clone, an M14 with synthetic stock would only need match sights for long range work.

[mpipes]

As far as what would/might be available to me in 1996 in the USAF---
SR-25 w/10x scope (private weapon)
GAU-5P/M-4A1/SR-16
STI Eagle
MK-760

[.45cultist]

Originally Posted by mpipes

As far as what would/might be available to me in 1996 in the USAF---
SR-25 w/10x scope (private weapon)
GAU-5P/M-4A1/SR-16
STI Eagle
MK-760

The Air Force was like that, our gear improved as the SP, Engineers passed along the older stuff.

[Milano]

Maybe I am a bit old fashioned, and certainly it is not a suitable combat weapon when compared to High Powers Glocks etc. With all of that being said, the Colt Peacemaker! I have several and monkeys can fix it, IF it breaks. It's too simple to though. 4.75 inch barrel 44-40. A 200 grain pill at almost 1,000 f/s! If the 1911 can do it well, it's predecessor does it with style.

[LT. Ox]

Originally Posted by Milano

Maybe I am a bit old fashioned, and certainly it is not a suitable combat weapon when compared to High Powers Glocks etc. With all of that being said, the Colt Peacemaker! I have several and monkeys can fix it, IF it breaks. It's too simple to though. 4.75 inch barrel 44-40. A 200 grain pill at almost 1,000 f/s! If the 1911 can do it well, it's predecessor does it with style.

I carried an S and W Model 19 in 4" long after others had gone to semi auto.

Why? Because of a long history and being very comfortable with it but that was law enforcement and I did not expect to be in a long drawn out shoot out, although the one time I had to shoot a man and killed him was after he and four officers had emptied their weapons at each other at less than ten yards and he had run into his home and gotten a semi auto Browning rifle.

Two of the Officers had .357 revolvers and two had 9mm semi autos. I had trained the two Deputies and lost a bit of confidence in them and my teaching skills. Later when he came out to finish two officer that had taken cover behind a Police vehicle forty-nine rounds were expended by him and Officers. He was hot once, by me, with a .223 Mini fourteen.
The peace maker is a fine weapon for up to six rounds and maybe more if you have good cover and backup while you reload, the Smith 19 loads fairly quick but still is a six shooter, I can still get off twelve rounds in seven to eight seconds into a three inch circle at seven yards, but I can get two mags into the same circle in under fifteen seconds with any semi auto.
SOOOOO…. If it is a combat situation then I will go with a 1911.

[waiting4something]

Favorite U.S. weapon for the time period I would have to say would be the M16 series weapons. I liked the M16A2 a lot especially with a M203 under it. The older M16 and M16A1 with the triangle forend looked and felt great too. The carbines and commandos even though they might not have been as practical fighting across the plains of Europe or deserts of the Middle East, would have been a special treat to still have due to there handiness and weight. Plus they just look badass.