Commissar Gribb
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doesn't seem like it would be as good as the XM
XM16? how would it be inferior to the test model M16?
doesn't seem like it would be as good as the XM
This statement alone makes me very afraid.
Tony Williams can probably respond more accurately, but last I knew, the SA80 upgrade program was not considered an unqualified sucess.
It sounds like the SA80/L85 series might finally be sorted out. Too bad it's out of production now............It seems to have worked out OK - I have heard no serious complaints, and much praise, from users in Iraq. See: http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/SA80.htm
MSRP is $1675 for the rifle, and $995 for just the upper
It's called a Daewoo.
A big problem with the AR-compatible HK mags is their price. They're $50-60 EACH.