Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Journalist describes the trauma of firing an AR15 for first time. [View all]MarineCombatEngineer
(14,711 posts)on my first deployment to Vietnam, we were issued the M-14, which fired the 7.62x51 mm round, that has somewhat of a kick, not too bad, but still a kick, especially when fired on full auto, on my second deployment to Vietnam, we were issued the M-16A1, which fired the 5.56x45 mm round and I will say with extensive experience that what the writer wrote in that article is pure bullshit, I could hardly believe the lack of recoil, and his statement that he was distracted by the spent shell casings flying by his face is another bullshit statement, unless he is left handed, the casings are ejected to the right side of the rifle, which means that no casings went flying past his face.
This author is full of shit on this subject.
And before you accuse me of being a "gunner", whatever the hell that is, I don't own any firearms, period, after 35 years in the Corps, I have no desire to have them around me.