[pct-l] side arm?

[Andrew Siemer]

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I used to carry an M240G machine gun which fired 7.62 rounds at the rate of 750spm to 950spm...assuming that you didn't file out the gas port to achieve a higher cyclical rate!

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/m240g.htm

They do make a very nice "back pack" rifle which is very much an m16 type weapon...very versatile.  

http://www.equipped.org/Kel-Tec_SU-16_Review.htm

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> Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:00:58 -0700
> From: brick at fastpack.com
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] side arm?
> 
> On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 4:13 PM, Andrew Siemer <asiemer at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Thank you all!  Ex military guy so the first thing i think to ask is what weapon i would bring with me or more importantly if i can bring one at all.  Again...thanks!
> 
> Personally, for a rifle, I've always preferred a Kalishnikov AK-47
> over the M-16, but the M-16 is 0.5lbs lighter, so that may make it a
> better choice for a thru hike.
> 
> There is quite a bit of variability in the weight of ammunition, but
> generally, the 5.56mm ammunition that the M-16 uses is lighter than
> the 7.72mm used by the AK-47, so one more point for the M-16.
> 
> In a typical combat environment the reliability and the stopping power
> of the 7.62mm round arguably make the AK a better choice, but for a
> thru hike, where the chances of meeting hostile forces or hearing
> shots fired in anger are about nil, the lighter M-16 with it's lighter
> ammunition is definitely a better choice.
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