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Why Did US Soldiers in Afghanistan Use 5.56 Caliber M16, but the Special Forces Prefer Old 7.62 M14
In 1964, the US Army adopted the 5.56x 45mimeter NATO cartridge for the first time. However, 37 years later, seasoned US special forces operators instead of happily running the 5.56 mm in the mountains of Afghanistan began switching back to the old 7.62 mm. Why did they do it? As it turns out, they had as many as eight reasons for making that choice.
