In Vietnam in 1969 I carried a M-16 from March to September. In September the sniper assigned to my Platoon was wounded. He carried a M-14 Sniper Rifle and as Platoon Sgt. I was told I could carry it for my last 4 months in country. It was very accurate and a hoot to carry with it's scope and Starlite scope at night. It came with match ammo and it was very accurate.