Quote Originally Posted by mattb View Post
He probably got that number from what used to be a basic combat load of ammo for a rifleman. I agree that it sounds low. A guy I follow said he went through 15 mags in a firefight in najaf back when it was hot.
Yep, when I was in, we got our 7 mags issued to us, 6 in the LBE and one in the M16