re: Soldiers Hate the M4 and M16. The Pentagon Is Finally Doing Something about It.

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Every platform has its flaws, but it really has seemed odd to me that for such a long time the preferred weapon of our enemy has been the AK47, with its nearly flawless chambering action, and we've stuck with the M16/M4.

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I've thought for a while that the AK 74 5.45x39 was sort of the best of both worlds. Like a stretched out 5.56 from a Kalashnikov action.