What is the standard rifle in the US military?
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The M-16A2 is the standard issue rifle for the US Military.  The M-4 entered service in 1997 for specialized units such as the 82nd Airborne Division, and others.  They needed a lighter, more compact rifle since they are the quick responders to combat action.\n\nIt is unlikely that the M-4 will be commonly issued to every Soldier or Marine.  Only those whose mission requires a compact weapon.
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.62 for the main stock.
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You can't go wrong with a Remington model 700. It's the quintessential bolt-action rifle, with a decent trigger. Although out-of-the-box the rifle ships with an 8-pound "lawyer" trigger, any decent gunsmith can get the pull down to 3 pounds safely.\n\nThe M700 comes in a variety of different configurations, from laminated wood stocks to various synthetics. Click the link below to see the product line.
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most of the answers you have been given are correct. i worked in a very high volume gun shop for years and have personally owned well over a hundred firearms. most of the rifles being in the 30 caliber class. you just said deer hunting, if that is the largest game you will be hunting a 308 is plenty. and as far as the people saying the 308 is flatter shooting. that is also very true. and commercially available loads are readily available for the 308 just for extreme accuracy. if you go with a 308 try factory remingtons loaded with a 168 grain hollow point boat tail. 168HPBT is how it will be described. if you load youre own you can get just as much accuracy from the 30-06. i shot many over the years and it also has advantages. the long range competions at military ranges have relied on experienced shooters able to handle the recoil of a 30-06. but if you are never shooting more than 150 yards and deer will be the largest game you intend to hunt a 308 is plenty. i got hooked on 30-06 from the older military guys. i have to admit that a garand is a very pleasant rifle to fire. both cartridges are great. when i shot 30-06 i always reloaded and there are so many options it is mind boggling. i loaded everything from 95 grain plinker loads using bullseye pistol powder to 230 grain full house loads that would just about dislodge my shoulder. to get back to youre question again, you mostly say target shooting and amature competition. then a heavy barrel is the best choice. and i dont know if you have youre mind set on remington for a certain reason but money wise there are better choices for accuracy versus money. and im not just blowing smoke out of my butt. i have owned well over a hundred firearms and have fired atleast a thousand different configurations. so i am slightly biased from my own experiences. remington manufactures great arms but for very accurate target shooting and competition you will notice that a bolt action rifle is usually used. and i have to say that savage arms is the best for the money. i have owned browning and ruger and remington bolt action heavy barrels. but the savage rifles have always been more accurate. i have a savage model 110 fp in 308 that i can pick off crows at 200 yards easy. i believe the new version is called a model 10, they shortened the action. and my savage 112 bvss in 30-06 is a rifle i could never part with. shooting hand loads with 168 grain sierra hpbt and pre fired remington brass. i have had many times groups well under .500. my most accurate load is pre fired remington brass neck sized with a cci # 200 primer and a charge of49.3 grains of IMR 4064 powder followed by a sierra 168 grain hpbt set at an oal of 3.292. but every rifle is different but that works perfect for me. if youre just going deer hunting get a basic plain jane rifle. even an inch of target isnt a big deal in that situation. but if you really want accuracy i have already gave you my opinion. i think the 308 or 30-06 are both great choices. and the ammo is readily available for both given they are military cartridges, surplus ammo just for plinking and having fun is available cheap. and on the fun side is really neat to buy surplus military ss-209 , 223 rounds and pull the bullets and load them in sabots which i believe are still available.if not i have gobs of them i bought years ago and would be willing to sell some.  a 223 with a steel penetrator in a sabot comes out of a 30 caliber about 3700 fps. it will go right through an inch of solid steel. i hope i was of some help.
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Military muskets almost always had much larger bores than Kentucky rifles. Until roughly the time of the civil war military muskets were likely to be .69 or even as big as .75 caliber. Even the "modern" civil war rifled muskets were mostly .58 caliber. Very few Kentucky rifles were as large as .50 caliber, and the average was probably closer to .40 caliber.  Smaller bores made sense, as they were adequate in power for eastern game and used less powder and lead. Powder and lead were not always easy to come by on the early frontier.\nAs settlers and adventurers moved west in the mid 19th century the longer ranges and larger game they encountered demanded more power than the typical Kentucky rifle could deliver. The Kentucky evolved into the "plains rifle" which was likely to have a bore around .50 or .54 caliber, used heavier charges of powder and could better deal with large game like elk and grizzly.  Even at this time military muskets and rifles were still larger of bore than many civilian guns.
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you are thinking of .177 caliber.  that's a bb or pellet gun.
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There is a link below for general info.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlin_Firearms
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Actually, spartanerik, the XM8 program was cancelled. The M4A1 is a good rifle, but I like the M16A4 better. It has a little more power and accuracy than the carbine, and makes for a pretty good sniper's weapon, in a pinch. (With optics, of course)
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first, it depends on where you live.  in illinois only slug shooting shotguns are allowed.  in the carolinas you can use buckshot.  out west, a long range 30 cal centerfire is the norm.  in texas and down south, 243's are common.\n\ni use a .308
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yes, but the older verion drugunov svd sniper rifle is used in iraq, though it is still very potent and deadly, i know a buddy of mine who has one in the states and he loves it.its highly accurate up to a range of 1000 metres plus.
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Standard Civil War era weapons, namely, muzzle-loading rifle-muskets, 12-pound brass Napoleon cannons, horses, blue and gray wool uniforms, etc.
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The NRA puts out a DVD regarding the 10 weapons that changed warfare of the 20th Century.  Google NRA and I'm sure the Web site will guide you to it.
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The US Army is actually making the transition from the M-16 to the M-4 which is a variation of the M-16.  Both rifles are produced by Colt Manufacturing and Fabrique Nationale Manufacturing Inc.
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The U.S. Army's pursuit of a weapon to replace the aging M-16 rifle is still on track despite a failed congressional attempt to pump nearly $26 million into the federal budget to manufacture the weapon in 2005.\n\nMilitary and legislative officials said development and testing of the new XM8 assault rifle will run through December. It is the second round of tests for the highly anticipated rifle, with evaluations taking place in the hot, gritty desert near Yuma, Ariz., the tropical jungles of Panama, and the arctic climate of Alaska, said Col. Mike Smith, who oversees the XM8 testing program at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey.\n\n"After this round of testing, we will present our findings and our ability to meet the requirements, which are developed at Fort Benning, to the Army leadership, which should be in the late February time frame," Smith said.\n\n"Then they'll make a decision on how to go forward on the program, and how fast to go forward on the program."\n\nGerman gunmaker Heckler & Koch, which has a U.S. site in Sterling, Va., is working with the military on the prototype rifle. It would be mass-produced by H&K at a 150,000-square-foot plant the company plans to build in Columbus, Ga.\n\nH&K spokeswoman Jimmi Clifton said initial work could mean about 200 jobs, although more could be added as production ramps up. The company has said a contract with the government could be very lucrative, perhaps worth up to $1 billion over 10 years.\n\nClifton said the company remains in a testing mode and is hoping to begin plant construction soon and have at least part of the facility up and running by early 2005. But it's unlikely the entire factory will be built until H&K receives some signal that federal funding for mass production of the XM8 is forthcoming, she said.\n\n"There's no way I can put a time on that," Clifton said of a production contract. "It could be tomorrow. It could be a year away."\n\nIt appeared funding was on the way in July when U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey's office said $25.9 million had been tucked into a $417.5 billion House appropriations bill for the XM8.\n\nThe Georgia Republican, whose district includes a portion of Columbus, backed off that assertion after learning the money had been squeezed out of the budget to make room for additional funding for the war on terrorism.\n\nThe next chance for the XM8 program to receive money for manufacturing and procurement will be when Congress reconvenes Sept. 7, said Brian Robinson, communications director for Gingrey.\n\n"We're going to do everything we can to get this into the next supplemental budget," Robinson said.\n\n"We understand what happened and we want to fix it as soon as we can."\n\nShould funding come through this year, Smith said the XM8 could be in soldiers' hands as soon as summer 2005. If not, the weapon would be in the 2006 budget and make its way into the ranks by that spring.\n\nThe $26 million in funding that was shot down by Congress would have outfitted about two combat brigades, or about 8,000 soldiers, Smith said.\n\nAlthough Army leadership could decide in February to put a final approved version of the XM8 assault rifle out for competitive bidding, Smith said that's unlikely.\n\n"I can't make promises for senior Army leadership," he said. "But assuming H&K is successful testing against the requirements, it would be unusual" to take the production contract away from the company.\n\nThe weapon is getting high marks from troops during evaluations, said Smith.\n\nObservations include:\n\n• It's more versatile than the old M-16 rifle it will replace and should fire thousands of rounds before jamming, rather than the few hundred shots before the M-16 typically jams.\n\n• It's much easier to clean and maintain.\n\n• Training time is reduced since it's a single weapon that can be modified to fire short distances, long
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The XM8 is no longer going to replace the M16 weapons system.\n\nPersonally, I do not believe that it would have been in the best interest of the military to adopt the XM8. While it is an improvement over the M16, it still shoots a vermin round. It would be better to adopt Barrett's 6.8mm M468 assault rifle or retool the M16 to use 6.5mm rounds. These rounds will be able to maintain accuracy and increase stopping power. Also, it would cost less as opposed to purchasing an entirely new weapons system, since the lower receivers of the M16s and M4s can be reused.\n\nAfter all, to an infantryman whose life is at stake, the point is to shoot to kill in not 3-5 rounds, but 1-3 rounds. Every round and every second pulling that trigger counts.
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Im not 100% sure but i would say tha most carry some sort of carbine type rifel such as an M-4 and a tactical handgun such as the new Springfield XDT .40 or .45 calliber.
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Sturm Ruger recently supplied 5,000 of their model P95D auto pistols, now designated the M95D in caliber 9 m/m, to U.S. troops in Iraq. This could possibly be the weapon you're wondering about.