On Sat, 05 Aug 2006 21:10:20 -0500, Maynard G. Krebbs
wrote:

That's true for blow-back autos but gas-operated semi/autos (M1/M14)
bolts lock untill the round is out of the barrel so they work well as
sniper weapons.

We used M14s when I was in basic training back in the 60s. They were
deadly accurate at 300+ yards using the standard iron sights.