[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Akamia179 I'm not ignorant.[/quote] You displayed plenty of ignorance when it comes to modern weaponry. Let's say a defense contractor was tasked with creating a new standard issue assault rifle for the United States Marine Corps. They would be looking to not only beat the M16, the M4, and the various other rifles that are sometimes used (like the ACR, which is amazing assault rifle) but they would also have to beat their competition. Let's say that defense contractor walked in with the DMR. A rifle that fires the same rounds, cannot be fired automatically or even semi-automatically. It has a fixed rate of fire and, unlike the M4 and the M16, it does NOT have an effective range of 500 Meters. In fact, it struggles to kill opponents at a range of 30 Meters or more. What would happen to this contractor? If you guessed, "He'd lose his Department of Defense contract," then you guessed right. Congratulations. Realism argument = flat out stupid. The DMR sucks.