mephisto
Member
Why doesn’t the government put out a competition for a new battle rifle? Something for the private sector to get in on. I think that this would be a great thing. 
New battle rifle.
- Thread starter mephisto
- Start date
- Status
Kestryll
member
"What just happened Davey?"
"We got hosed tommy, we got hosed.."
"We got hosed tommy, we got hosed.."
George Hill
Member
Correia would win it.
Andrew Wyatt
Member
naah. I would, with my m16 based modular battle rifle.
imagine an m-16 with a two piece lower.
you can swap calibers by replacing the magazine well and upper. everything from 12 gauge to .22LR.
imagine an m-16 with a two piece lower.
you can swap calibers by replacing the magazine well and upper. everything from 12 gauge to .22LR.
TheMariner
Member
- Joined
- Feb 12, 2003
- Messages
- 154
That's what the new battle rifle has become?
I think I'd take one of teh M41A pulse rifle movie props from aliens! Atleast its a .45cal thompson with a 12gau shotgun underslung... much smaller and lighter than that..
I think I'd take one of teh M41A pulse rifle movie props from aliens! Atleast its a .45cal thompson with a 12gau shotgun underslung... much smaller and lighter than that..
Sir Galahad
member
Now suppose you were the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps. Now suppose you were an idiot. But I repeat myself.
Feanaro
Member
Battle rifles aren't too well suited to our style of warfare. Blow the enemy up with bombs, move in, shoot at 300 yards or less. And the Army would never spend the money to replace the M16A2. Cost is the determining factor.
fallingblock
Member
Sir Galahad....
You are gonna have a lot of explaining to do to idiots, putting them at the level of Ordnance!
You are gonna have a lot of explaining to do to idiots, putting them at the level of Ordnance!
Just to be correct: Lt., what do those pulse rifles fire? Standard 10mm caseless(case-less?) light armor peircing, why? Look where your team is....
The Army is going the Landwarrior way..M14 with camaras and stuff bolted on. The Marines have the OICW.. thats that gun up there..
The Army is going the Landwarrior way..M14 with camaras and stuff bolted on. The Marines have the OICW.. thats that gun up there..
Andrew Wyatt
Member
the OICW is an army program, not a marine one.
meathammer
Member
I can't cite the exact source (sorry). I read in a LE/Gun rag my buddy had laying around about development of an intermediate cartridge, like 6mm for military use. Not much else said about it. Rumor? Maybe. Anyone else here anything similar?
Steve Smith
Moderator Emeritus
I can't wait for the OICW to become an NRA Approved Service Rifle....the grenade portion of the event will be great!!!
You pull pits first!
You pull pits first!
Andrew Wyatt
Member
i'm waiting for the M4 version of that thing to come out.
I've always wanted to do house entries with a 25mm.
I've always wanted to do house entries with a 25mm.
mephisto
Member
or walk down the streets of olidale.
Andrew Wyatt
Member
you don't need an OICW to walk down the streets of oildale. it's only a four magazine neighborhood.
Byron Quick
Moderator In Memoriam
You mean something similar to the cartridge for which the M1 Garand was originally developed for?
From Alliants website
Okay, your right, Army in general. I saw a show on Discovery and they mentioned it was for the Marines. I was confused when I read this:
http://www.atk.com/productsPrecision/descriptions/products/Shoulder-firedWeapons/XM29.htm
Makes me wonder what happened to the Land Warrior program..
edit to add this:http://www-tradoc.army.mil/pao/Landwarrior.htm
(note-I ment to type M4 up there, not M14)
Okay, your right, Army in general. I saw a show on Discovery and they mentioned it was for the Marines. I was confused when I read this:
http://www.atk.com/productsPrecision/descriptions/products/Shoulder-firedWeapons/XM29.htm
Makes me wonder what happened to the Land Warrior program..
edit to add this:http://www-tradoc.army.mil/pao/Landwarrior.htm
(note-I ment to type M4 up there, not M14)
Andrew Wyatt
Member
landwarrior is still movin along.
the latest versions are almost reliable, and have long enough battery lives to be almost useable in combat.
the latest versions are almost reliable, and have long enough battery lives to be almost useable in combat.
Bah. OICW is a pie in the sky dollar gobbler. Mebbe good research, but don't expect it to replace the M16 family.
We do need a new cartridge, though...my vote is (also) about 6mm, 100 grain @ 3000 fps. Rifleman, sniper/SDM and SAW versions all very workable.
John
We do need a new cartridge, though...my vote is (also) about 6mm, 100 grain @ 3000 fps. Rifleman, sniper/SDM and SAW versions all very workable.
John
spartacus2002
Member
How about a Phased-Plasma rifle in the 40Kilowatt range?
mephisto
Member
I was shooting with my buddys this morning and one of them had a 454. We were shooting a sks too. He was kidding around and said "why not make a 454 carbine?" we all busted up. Than we started thinking that would be cool. There is no way the gov would even think about that, would they?
- Status
