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Originally Posted by Dozer523
-- to me someone owning a civilian-ized gun that looks like, shoots nearly like, what Soldiers are carrying against the Taliban makes no sense.
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I initially bought my bushmaster xm-15 (mil/police only version) in 2006. I was informed I would be deploying in 2007. I'm in the Air Force and we don't have a lot of training with any weapon if we are not security forces. So I bought what at the time I thought would be close to what I'd be using. Minus the red dot the function and shooting was the same. I spent the money so I would be more prepared and comfortable with my weapon. No CST training or anything special. I ended up using my weapon and am glad I spent the extra effort on my own. In 2009 and this year the Army taught me. But for my own sake again I'm glad that I practiced on my own prior to my deployments.