More than $7.1 billion in U.S.-funded military equipment was in the possession of the Afghan government when it fell to the Taliban in August 2021 amid the withdrawal, according to a Defense Department report.
U.S. State Department also confirmed on Monday that American weapons left behind in Afghanistan ended up in the Gaza Strip.
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Before you buy - be sure to see Remington rifles and shotguns.
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Hot take: I'm 100% behind President Joe Biden's idea of restoring the ban on Assault Weapons. Fuck the originalist reading of the 2nd Amendment, there is no legitimate reason (even overthrowing an oppressive government) that should allow regular citizens to buy, keep, and arm themselves with assault style rifles. I've shot those things. They are designed for, created for, and have no other purpose other than to cause mass human casualties, and we don't need that shit in some fucking Chad's hands.
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Rifle barrels being straightened. Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Ill, August 23, 1918.
Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer
Series: Photographs of American Military Activities
Image description: Two men standing in a workroom amid racks and racks of rifle barrels. The men are each holding up a rifle barrel to look through it. The barrel is held in an umbrella-shaped contraption which is probably turned to straighten the barrel.
Image description: A large light workroom with many racks of rifle barrels in it. Several men look through rifle barrels.
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World according to rifles
by u/krejzifrik
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What are your thoughts on direct impingement vs gas piston rifles?
Do all the extra parts and costs and the higher weight really trade off for a better gun?
I have not owned a piston rifle, so my opinion doesn't count much, but I don't see them ever overtaking DI rifles.
Most AR-18-based designs are either hard to find because they're not imported anymore, or if they're made here they're mostly overpriced and overhyped. MCX and SCAR especially. A foldable stock looks very cool, and being able to fire while folded is neat... except why would you ever need to do that with how much it ruins recoil control and accuracy?
The 416 is good, at least with H&K you're often getting something for your money, but you're buying a premium rifle that's more front-heavy, heavier overall, and has stronger recoil than the alternative for... arguably better reliability in extreme conditions over something that's already pretty proven reliable, and it plays nicer with suppressors which *also* add a lot of weight at the muzzle. When DI rifles can now be had with AGBs, adjustable BCGs, EZTune gas tubes, and gas-busting charging handles, and flow-through cans are potentially going to become much more popular in the future, I don't really see the point anymore. Less so if a can won't be living on it full-time.
The only piston AR in my wishlist now is a BRN-180SH upper. 10", 300BLK, relatively well-priced, and the gas system has an "off" setting so you can take suppressed shots with no port-pop, like a bolt-action. Could be a really quiet set-up that switches to a capable CQBR with a mag-change from subs to supers and a flick of a switch.
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