It does to certain extent, depends on the regiment. But I was talking about my own rifle, for which I have a license and keep it at home (itīs the same one as issued in army). Well, for 300 bucks, itīs brand new assault rifle directly from factory, 3x cheaper than decent pistol, so itīs natural choice.
PS: Just a detail - guys on the picture are not US Army but USMC (it makes no difference I know).
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