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Originally Posted by New Era
^^^FMJ is classic! The M14 had its time, but man, what a beast to maintain. The evolution of the AR-15/M16 has had so many benefits. Great intermediate range weapon. I'll stick with my .338 lapua for distance shooting though.
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Yes, it for sure requires a watchful eye and a certain degree of knowledge to, IMO, properly maintain and keep safe. Headspace, hammer follow and slam fire are issues owners should be aware of. The m14, even though has been brought back recently, is being phased out by AR10s. Which I can't argue with, it is a superior platform. Still, that big ugly clunking hunk of metal that is the m14 is one of my favourites. A unitized rifle with proper hand loads can raise hell with quality bolt actions, however it's a longer (and more expensive) path to even touch that level of accuracy an out of the box bolt can provide.
Heavy boo-lits out of a 338 lapua can do amazing things and is surprisingly soft to shoot. My long range rig is a 300wm with a long cut throat to utilize heavy 30cal pills. It loves 215gr berger hybrids over 7828ssc. May rebarrel a 308 to 260rem, check out the ballistics; the 6.5mm projectiles in a 260 stomp the guts out of a 308, and even though it can never hit as hard as a 300wm, ballistic wise it's right there. All out of a short action.
New Era I apologize if I lowered the level of debate to a shouting match. I enjoy the banter however. Guess we will wait and see what happens, again I believe the new measures will mostly be around background checks.