That history was great. Thanks for that.
“That history was great. Thanks for that.”
Thanks for such a courteous reply.
It helps to recall that military rifles are a weapon system that the military develops, tests, and acquires in much the same way as they do other weapon systems.
And rifles are not the only weapon system on the battlefield; troops never fight alone unless there is no choice.
Citizens tend to forget all this. No military system is employed in isolation - very, very different compared to civilian use of a rifle.
To add to the confusion, the history of modern individual rifle development, acquisition, support, and employment is muddled: chroniclers don’t always approach the topic with any sort of emotional detachment. Lots of ire, half-truths, and flung accusations pretending to be “the real story.”