FutureDevilDog
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I just wanted to know if they were going to adopt the XM8 like the Army
Thanks
Thanks
Is the Marine Corps going to adopt the XM8
A Can of Man
Je suis aware
Thats just crazy.
I think US troops need a shorter rifle.
I think US troops need a shorter rifle.
c/Commander
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Sea_Cadet said:
Ugh the SA80 is terrrrrible...I have no idea why the UK still uses it. besides whats the use of a bayonet if the weapon is as short as the SA80 is...plus the bullpup deisgn puts your hand in the way of a return bayonet strike.
FutureDevilDog
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Cadet Airman Adam Seaman said:
Thank God!! :rock: :cheers:
A Can of Man
Je suis aware
SA80... got to be the worst assault rifle design of any modern Army.
Purely right handed
Pointlessly short for a bayoneted rifle
Purely right handed
Pointlessly short for a bayoneted rifle
Whispering Death
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globalsecurity.org has nothing on this, nor does any website I visited. Where is your source claiming the millitary dropped the XM8?
It's difficult to imagine H&K would lose a customer with pockets as deep as the US Gov't because they wouldn't change the design!
It's difficult to imagine H&K would lose a customer with pockets as deep as the US Gov't because they wouldn't change the design!
FutureDevilDog
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Cadet Airman Adam Seaman said:
I believe him because he is in the military.
RnderSafe
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FutureDevilDog said:
He isn't in the military.
As for the XM8, he is correct somewhat. The Marine Corps never had any intention of adopting it. The Army was excited about it, but the XM8 did not pass all of their testing, so it was put on the R&D shelf and is being retested. They are also reopening competition.
A Can of Man
Je suis aware
a lot of heads must be rolling at H and K!
Armyjaeger
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hicks said:
There is no such thing as perfect.
I can't speak from expirience but I would think the M-4 is a good balance of size, weight and firepower for todays urban battlefields. Like mentioned everyone is entitled for their opinion, well in my opinion Xm-8 is a waste of money, there have been no major flaws in M-4 not that I've heard of right? so why fix it if it isn't broken?
03USMC
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hicks said:
Not an opinion. The USMC course of fire is point targets out to 500 yards.
The shorter barrel on the M4 decreases accuracy at distance. Thats why the USMC adopted the M16A4 as a service rifle. M4's maybe fine for operating in close quarters but it remains a special function weapon.
03USMC said:
Surely it's an opinion. The M-4 has a point target rage of 500 meters. So that Marine Corps could use it for their course. The shorter barrel may decrease the accurancy and range compared to the M-16, but it's not that much.
The M16 point target range is 550 meters. A mere 50 meters difference. And if you're trying to shoot an enemy 500 meters away, more than likely you're just wasting rounds anyway.