[Flintlock]

Bah!
Humbug.
The 7.62 from the M14 turns “cover” with the 5.56 into mere “concealment”.

It just SHOOTS THROUGH more stuff to hit the bad guy. What you shoot it out of ain’t material to the conversation.

[CopperTop]

One of my favorite tag lines- ".308... 'Cause people have a tendency to hide behind chit when ya start shooting at them!"

That said. Peeps like what they like. Firearms are like boats, there isn't a best or perfect selection for everything. There's always a compromise. d:^)