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M-16 : Lighter, cheaper to produce, ammo is cheaper, less scary for REMF's during required rifle training.
M-14 : Kills bugs dead, can be used as a club if need be, not made by a major toy company
Army: Didja say that the ammo for the M-16 was cheaper? Gimme 765,000 of em.
In the case of these two rifles though, there is a major substantive difference in the terminal performance though, making the discussion of comparative worth by caliber more valid.
Interestingly enough, the Army used the same shoot-em-anywhere-and-they'll-drop argument with the .45acp in the Phillipines. Not saying that the .45acp doesn't perfomer, just that it is interesting that they re-used the argument.
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