U.S. Army looking for a new rifle...

[ExciteBike66]

57. Please

We all had to unlearn everything we learned in Infantry School. Every time we started learning something new there, the drill sergeant would lead off by saying "your unit will do things differently, but we have to teach you by the book"...

My point is that a soldier needs to understand what his weapon can and cannot do. My specific point is that I am aware that the M16 is capable of throwing a lot of (admittedly small) rounds downrange and can easily kill a human being. In this, the AR-15 is no different, especially since the only real difference is 3-round burst, which no one ever uses anyway.

The OP started by implying that the AR-15 is not "high-powered", which is not true in many ways. The mere fact that it shoots .223 instead of a larger round does not mean it is "low-powered".

Edit: And furthermore, the OP complained upthread about how the media uses the term "high-powered" because they have no knowledge of firearms or how they work. Well, if anyone has knowledge about this specific family of firearms, it is an infantryman. Thus my experience is very relevant to the discussion.