Originally Posted by
jungle
The AR is far easier to shoot, far more accurate, far cheaper to own and shoot and has served as the US service rifle far longer than the M1 or M14.
Don't fight the flow.
Far more accurate? Shirley you're not serious? (and for the record, I own an AR and love shooting it)
Mass produced rifle platform to mass produced rifle platform, the M1/M14 is more accurate and capable of long-range penetration.
Turns out that most engagements aren't at those ranges and that a M4 type weapon provides a lot more flexibility for a soldier, but "more accurate" for the AR?
And while the AR platform may have served a long time, the M14 was an evolution on the M1 idea, kind of like how the M4 is a variation of the M16, so if you want to compare apples to apples, compare the total time of the M1 and M14 and M4 and M16 to come up with a "how long each has served". M16s have become a rarity in our armed forces today.