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minus-squaremagnusrufus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·1 year agoIf an AR style didn’t provide an advantage then the military wouldn’t select designs like it.
minus-squarePyroNeurosis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoMilitaries need to consider more than combat effectiveness for servive weapons: namely low cost and availability, which AR patterns have in spades.
If an AR style didn’t provide an advantage then the military wouldn’t select designs like it.
Militaries need to consider more than combat effectiveness for servive weapons: namely low cost and availability, which AR patterns have in spades.