Gunny - you are right, to a point. You are a retired Marine, thank you for your service, it's people like you that help the rest of us free, my father was a Flying Tiger, so I understand, just a little.
Anyway, why did the Marines use basically the same sniper rifle from WWI (I think it was) until Desert Storm (Iraq I)? Is it because it did what it did very very well - and there were no surprises? And, was it easy to train on? Then in Desert Storm, Marine Snipers actually deployed with the trusty weapon and it was not until the middle of the action (so to speak) that they started trying out a new model?
That new model was not just thrown out there, it had been through a lot of testing, and yes, I am confident that it was not perfect, as you and a lot others have stated it was not perfect. But to use this analogy, on the phone, there are features that this phone is supposed to have and it fails in their use, fails. It is a fine tool in other areas though - no question.
If the Marines gave their Snipers the new weapon and deployed them to the field to use them and those shooters knew their weapon was flawed and the officers said "trust us." Would that be sufficient? That's what Samsung and ATT have said - trust us.
And they may well deliver, but at this point there are a lot of unhappy snipers out there in country, in theater and their weapons are not working. Trust us is not good enough now.
