SO what year was the Colt Sporter standard issue for combat in the military?
You lose.
That's entirely irrelevant to the question of Design.
Sorry Novice, that is the cru of the matter. You claim the Sporter is a weapon of war yet it was never issued to the troops as a weapon of war. I didn't get a single shot semi automatic. I got an automatic M16.
BV is in question time out indefinitely, until he takes the pledge to answer questions one for one.