| The XM8 was based on the G36, which was
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| | yew and fragment and thus, not stopping
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| based on the American AR-18. So yeah, it
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| | enemies (most often from the M4). The
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| can be considered an American design at
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| | Vietnam era 5.56, the 55gr M193 was an
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| its roots. But, we probably will never
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| | extremely effective round, but its range
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| see it in service. Not in this decade
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| | was mediocre at best (300 meters as
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| anyway. The SCAR and the XM8 are two
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| | opposed to the 600 meters of the M855). I
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| completely different rifles. The XM8 is
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| | really don't know much about that new
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| based on the G36 and the SCAR is an
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| | round, the 77gr Mk 262 Mod 1, but it
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| upgraded FNC.
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| | apparently is much better than the M855.
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| It's supposed to be a pretty good gun,
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| | And as for the 6.8? Sorry, probably not
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| but it's also competing against upgraded
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| | happening.
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| versions of the M4, which is a familiar
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| | If we get a new rifle, but give it the
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| system and would be less expensive to
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| | same round as the current rifle,
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| produce, and it is just as reliable as
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| | absolutely nothing will improve. The only
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| the FNC. I really haven't heard much
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| | thing that will happen is MY tax money
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| about the SCAR other than snippets from
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| | will be thrown down the drain...again!
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| magazines here and there and a few
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| | Fix up what we got and get a new 5.56
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| obscure WebPages.
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| | load. This new round is a mystery to me
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| The XM8 apparently was less reliable and
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| | too, but what's interesting is that the
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| more fragile than first reported and it
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| | French have developed a new round for
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| did not make any major improvements on
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| | their FA-MAS rifle. In dimensions, it's
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| the AR series of rifles that would
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| | exactly similar to 5.56mm NATO; however
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| justify it as a replacement. In truth,
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| | it's a much hotter round. Maybe the
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| all the XM8 was used for was to try and
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| | French figured out something the rest of
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| salvage some careers after about a
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| | NATO haven't come up with.
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| hundred million dollars were wasted on
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| | HK also designed a upgraded M16 fairly
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| the failed OICW. Why do we need a totally
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| | recently called the HK 416. They are
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| new weapons system?
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| | planning on introducing it in the race
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| The AR is good as it is, and with all the
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| | for the next small arms contract. But as
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| improvements put on it over the last 15
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| | I remember that program's dead. Colt sued
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| years, it's anything but obsolete! And
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| | them to stop the project. We probably
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| that's just because they hate any rifle
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| | won't ever see it in action. The only
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| that's not based on the AK-47. The only
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| | thing the Colt legal actions did was to
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| things that could use improvement with
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| | prohibit the use of the name M4, thus the
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| the AR are the gas system (which isn't
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| | new name 416. Check it out yourself,
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| THAT bad) and the round it fires.
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| | there is no patent protecting anything
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| The 62gr 5.56 M855 is the problem. It has
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| | but the name. Anyway, I think this is the
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| long range and is effective against body
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| | kind of kit the M16 needs to become a new
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| armor, but you all know the horror
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| | and improved weapon.
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| stories about its occasional failure to
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