Post by UnforseenWeather on Mar 1, 2015 0:31:51 GMT -5
This is one of the things as to the role of a DMR that is a little odd over here; Till recently, we had no DMR as such. EVERY rifleman had a 4x scope. The way we've extended range seems to be by going up a calibre because it's the only way to extend the capability of the user.
And that's the rub. There goes your mag and ammo interchangeability. Or your DMR gets to carry two rifles and ammo for each. In a WROL situation you don't have the same kind of logistical support, making it a trade off to have different calibers in use (at least, for me, from a planning standpoint).
To me, it makes sense for a group to have a "DMR" type capability... And these are opinions from my take on an AC perspective:
First scenario: Nope. That's just regular self defense, the police will be here eventually to write a report.
Second scenario: Probably not, as it is frowned upon to lob longer range (outside, say, 100yd) at looters/rioters, because it's not necessarily self-defense at that point. Tough to justify when law returns and people start snooping around and trying to figure out what happened, anyway.
Third scenario: Yes, this is what IMHO the DMR in UW is made for. And if you have a couple, that's great too - aside from the "swing ability" changes to the rifle due to barrel length, you can have more DMR type people and it won't be a problem. But try to press a rack-grade M4 into use as a DMR (especially in the hands of a 0-50yd-trained-person) and it may or may not work.
Features? Semi auto for quick followup shots, must be durable/dependable, and must have mag and ammo interchangeability with the group. (Emphasized because if your group has standardized on the FAL, you get - and train on - an FAL, for example.) Ranges for me are "combat accurate out to 500plus yards" because I live in a wooded Midwestern state (MI) where a longer shot is either difficult or flat-out a mistake. My group is all 5.56mm ARs, so I'm running with that.