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Originally Posted by Maytime
^^^^ Words by which to live.
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True up to a point.
The cleanest M-249 in the world with 120,000 rounds through it is still not going to run right.
Weapons wear out and have to be replaced. So do mags. They are not glorious expenditures, benefitting multiple states, so they don't get replaced in time.
The units all have the weapons that they are authorized, so it addresses no deficiency. In peacetime, it is not that important. Now, it is.
Bottom line:
You wouldn't take a jet with 1,000 hours between overhauls and run it with passengers for 10,000 hours without a rebuild or replacement.
You shouldn't do it with firearms either.
TR
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