Yes, we've done this a zillions times, but I'm hoping to redirect the discussion on this in the ACR/AR thread to here.
The 7.62NATO ball round is ballistically identical to the 30-06 ball round used in WW2, even though the latter can be loaded to be a lot more powerful otherwise. It was developed as during the program that eventually led to the adoption of the M-14.
At the time the M-14 had to solid competitors, the FAL and the original AR-10. The AR-10's failure has a lot to do with people above Stoner insisting on submitting the test rifle with a composite barrel, over Stoner's objections, that failed under the cold conditions testing. You may or may not choose to believe Stoner's account that the people testing his guns were deliberately messing them up to ensure they failed.
The M-14's successful netting of the contract had a lot to do with Springfield Armory lying that they could produce the rifles using Garand tooling. They couldn't and had issues with producing enough to meet demand, leading to it's eventual dismissal from the place of main line infantry rifle.
The FAL was extremely popular although FN more or less shot itself in the foot when it refused to sell them to West Germany. The result was the Germans contracted the rights for the CETME back from the Spanish and produced what became the G-3, the FAL's main competitor.
So now that I've wasted your time talking about the history behind said rifles, you may continue gentlemen.
The 7.62NATO ball round is ballistically identical to the 30-06 ball round used in WW2, even though the latter can be loaded to be a lot more powerful otherwise. It was developed as during the program that eventually led to the adoption of the M-14.
At the time the M-14 had to solid competitors, the FAL and the original AR-10. The AR-10's failure has a lot to do with people above Stoner insisting on submitting the test rifle with a composite barrel, over Stoner's objections, that failed under the cold conditions testing. You may or may not choose to believe Stoner's account that the people testing his guns were deliberately messing them up to ensure they failed.
The M-14's successful netting of the contract had a lot to do with Springfield Armory lying that they could produce the rifles using Garand tooling. They couldn't and had issues with producing enough to meet demand, leading to it's eventual dismissal from the place of main line infantry rifle.
The FAL was extremely popular although FN more or less shot itself in the foot when it refused to sell them to West Germany. The result was the Germans contracted the rights for the CETME back from the Spanish and produced what became the G-3, the FAL's main competitor.
So now that I've wasted your time talking about the history behind said rifles, you may continue gentlemen.
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