anyone have any m16/ar variant questions?

[Adam Helmer]

Gil,

Are the high scoring AR shooters better riflemen than the Garand and M1A shooters? A High Master with a "tricked out" AR will surely beat a Marksman or Sharpshooter with a "Rack" CMP Garand or M1A.

I have read reports of soldiers in Iraq who are unimpressed with M4 results in the wide open spaces against the Bad Guys who are sometimes using 8mm Mausers or .303 British rifles. Be that as it may, in the long open spaces of Iraq or Afganistan, I would prefer a 150 grain spitzer against a 55 grain 5.56mm projectile, even if the Army says the 5.56 is effective to 580 meters. Really?

Adam