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Marines getting another sniper rifle platform
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<blockquote data-quote="birdiemc" data-source="post: 1831373" data-attributes="member: 29632"><p>I know nothing about barrett, but I was a mechanic in the marines, and I honestly dont see a thing wrong with giving the Corps millions of dollars worth of new guns if they want them. We all go buy new guns just cuz we want them, let's extend the same courtesy to those young boys out there putting their lives on the line. $16k for a rifle is unimaginable for most of us, but when I was turning wrenches, I probably went through that in a week if not a day replacing worn out parts on helicopters. I once watched a guy back a tow tractor into a million dollar part. It's probably scary how many guys on here could tell a story about a mission they were on personally where U.S. Gov handed out crates full of weapons to foreign entities....</p><p>And everything costs more than it should when the government is involved that's just a fact of life until the leaders of the gov start trying to live on a budget and cut costs like the average American does.</p><p>But until they fix spending, I'd rather see millions going to buy the newest latest greatest fad rifle for Marines than somebody that salutes upside down</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="birdiemc, post: 1831373, member: 29632"] I know nothing about barrett, but I was a mechanic in the marines, and I honestly dont see a thing wrong with giving the Corps millions of dollars worth of new guns if they want them. We all go buy new guns just cuz we want them, let's extend the same courtesy to those young boys out there putting their lives on the line. $16k for a rifle is unimaginable for most of us, but when I was turning wrenches, I probably went through that in a week if not a day replacing worn out parts on helicopters. I once watched a guy back a tow tractor into a million dollar part. It's probably scary how many guys on here could tell a story about a mission they were on personally where U.S. Gov handed out crates full of weapons to foreign entities.... And everything costs more than it should when the government is involved that's just a fact of life until the leaders of the gov start trying to live on a budget and cut costs like the average American does. But until they fix spending, I'd rather see millions going to buy the newest latest greatest fad rifle for Marines than somebody that salutes upside down [/QUOTE]
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