Re: M16/M4/AR15 VS Other. Are we making rational decisions?
I'm no tier one operator and I did not stay at a holiday inn last night, but I'm pretty sure they load out light because their mission dictates not needing it.
I've seen many infantry units from various services roll out with 12-15 mags each, as many as 7 on armor and the rest in a backpack. Again, mission dictates. They will be out and about longer on patrols and such while special operations are often inserted and extracted for very specific objectives from what I've seen.
Re: M16/M4/AR15 VS Other. Are we making rational decisions?
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signkutter
I for one cant understand the arrogant mentality some people have that makes them discount and disparage any opinion that isn't lock-step with their own.
Only an arrogant self serving idiot would start attempting to quantify your likes/dislikes in percentages or evaluate and dismiss your preferences by their standards.
Some people that have been trained in a certain system and have alot invested in the said system can be irrationally hostile to any kind of deviation from their SOP and methods.
Like you, I have enough personal experience and training to make my own decisions in confidence. It just irks me a bit when blowhards have to start dropping personal insults, distorting positions and start counting off how many "carbine courses" they have taken blah blah blah...just because a person does not agree with them lock step. I am a Firearms instructor, I train/qualify pistol/M4/UMP/shotgun. I have mentioned it when blowhards question my credibility... but I have never flashed credentials in order to denigrate or discount anybody's chosen weapon system. It is really repulsive to see industry professionals do so.
Considering who started the thread... how very passive aggressive of you.
Where's my popcorn at?
On topic, I definitely train for the 1%. My 1% is deploying with an M4 to some 3rd world country in SWA. My 90% is home defense and the last 9% or so is shooting for fun. My training is actually grossly disproportionate for the 1% since it's the time where I'll most likely need to actually employ the weapon in a life or death situation. But it makes up a tiny tiny tiny percentage of my actual use and handling of the AR platform.