However, I suspect that many of these issues derive from the machine guns getting “shot out” and never being serviced by armorers or refurbished in any way. The M249, or SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon), is somewhat looked down upon Army-wide due to malfunctions. As I mentioned above, I never cared for the double action trigger, it makes sight alignment difficult with such a long squeeze needed before the hammer drops. At this point, the pistol is safely holstered. The weapon is considered to be safe while on fire with a round in the chamber due to the fact that it has a double action trigger. Special Forces do no consider the decocking lever to be a safety and do not use it as such. Next, the decocking lever is switched back up into the fire position. The decocking lever is then depressed to safely drop the hammer. To load the pistol, the slide is locked to the rear, a loaded magazine is inserted, and the slide is released to chamber the first round. The manner in which this pistol is carried may be unfamiliar to some, so I will explain here.
Another fail of this weapon is that it is chambered for the 9mm round. I never cared for the pistol due to the double action trigger and poor placement of the decocking lever. The M9 Beretta pistol is essentially the military version of the civilian 92F. Along with the EO Tech, the LA-5 is much smaller than the PEQ-2 and together these are the most valued items in the SOPMOD kit. Now, if we had been facing long range engagements in Afghanistan, rather than precision raids in Iraq, maybe we would have felt differently. We felt that the Elcan was a little bit too much and perhaps over engineered. While this is an interesting idea, nearly all Special Forces troops leave these sights in the cardboard boxes to collect dust, and simply use the EO Tech 553.
Also included is the Elcan Spector telescopic sight which is adjustable from 1 power to 5 power via a throw lever on the side of the optic. Special Forces troops carry the M4 and utilize the new SOPMOD 2 package, which includes the EO Tech 553 holographic reflex site, LA-5 infrared laser, foregrip, the M3X visible bright light (tactical light) and associated accessories. The M4 rifle is a shortened M16 carbine and is by far the most common weapon found in the hands of US forces today.
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