The U.S. Marines Are Showing-Off Their New Rifles

CBS: The M4: The Marines' new weapon of choice

There are gun lovers -- and then there are Marines.

To a Marine infantryman like Sgt. Joshua Sherman, his weapon may mean the difference between success and failure, life and death.

"Our weapon system is basically your tool to keep yourself and your friends alive and then do the job at hand," he said.

Marines refer to their rifle as "she" -- like a girlfriend.

"When you push forward and you're actually in Iraq, in Afghanistan or wherever the Marine Corps might send you, that weapon never leaves your side," Sgt. Sherman said.

He's holding an M4, the newest rifle to be issued to Marines. His battle buddy, Corporal Shamar Methany, is carrying the older M16. The M4 has a slightly shorter range, but it's two pounds lighter.

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