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Thanks for the help! That clears up a few things.
Me and my dad talked about the R4 and R1, though he wasn't sure what it was built on as he used it many years ago while in the Airforce while still living in SA. I pictured an M16, but he said it was .30 which confused me.
 
Thanks for the help,
-Rohann

A message for CA: Do you think you could give me some info on the South African R4 and R1? My father used those while in service and I was curious as to how they worked and such.
Thanks, much appreciated.
-Rohann

I have read many good reviews about the M4 Carbine, but many bad reviews about the capabilities of the 5.56 NATO cartridge. The US soldiers in Iraq were having some problems about the long range stability/killing power of the .223 cartridge.
The .223 IS lighter, has less recoil, and is cheaper to mass produce, but .30 cal rounds are more effective in the field (for obvious reasons, many have been stated). In fact, the .308 can pierce kevlar at over 800 meters away.
The Navy SEAL's still use the M14 frequently as standard issue rifles and sniper rifles. Now of course an M4 in .223 would be more useful in a jungle or urban type of area as you want a carbine that can pour out 30 rounds as fast as possible, but in a place like Iraq or Afghanistan, a rifle that actually does some damage at a long range is much, much more useful, and I am glad that certain Military groups still stick with the classic M14.
 
I'm planning on joining the Canadian Infantry Reserve as soon as I turn 16 (8 months), and talked to a recruiter/got the papers for it recently. I was dissapointed when I heard that they only go to the rifle range ("qualification") once every 6 months!
 
-Rohann

I'm a fan of the -06 myself (not much experience with it though). It's a wonderful cartridge that can accomplish almost anything (within reason of course). I do like the .308 slightly better though, mainly because you can "hotload" it faster than the -06, if you feel so inclined (read in a magazine article), but also because it's more efficient. If it weren't for the .308 then the .30-06 would be my choice.
 
-Rohann

You can hotload a .308 to faster than a .30-06. It depends on the rifle and load. From my experience, the .30-06 kicks more so than the .308.
 
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And now that it's serviceable and decent, they want to switch.
 
-Rohann

Thanks for the link, lotsa good info on there.
 
-Rohann

Well I'm still in the process of building an old Mosin Sniper, but I'm not sure if it's worth the money or effort. I'm looking and mounting a Brownell's scope mount and a Nikon scope along with a repro turned down bolt handle. The only problem is, the scope mount is fairly pricy and I'd have to drill and tap the rifle, which would make it completely lose it's resale or collector's value. Now the rifle isn't a collector to begin with; the stamps aren't matching, it's been stamped by C.A.I. and it's been redone, but I'm not sure what to do.
 
-Rohann

Never gotten rid of a rifle, never plan on it either.
 
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I'd recommend posting this in a different forum. This forum isn't all too active at the moment and it's mainly a hunting forum, so there aren't many blackgun owners. I would buy it if I could, but I do live in Canada...
 
-Rohann

+1 on the Mil-dot (not military dot, by the way). If you know how to use it it works very well (or, better yet, a mil-scale reticle).
 
-Rohann

.30 all the way.
 
-Rohann

For $50 000? Why? I doubt it's very accurate for one thing, and it probably weighs a TON. You know what kind of custom rifle you could buy with that? Not to mention pay off a huge chunk off the mortgage of a house, buy a high-end car, etc.
 
-Rohann

If I was buying a rifle for (I'm talking Canadian dollars BTW):
Hunting: $500 for the rifle, about the same for a scope
Various types of target shooting: The sky's the limit
 
-Rohann

She posted the same thread in many of the different forums, then made a sarcastic remark regarding the deletion of the same threads.
 
-Rohann