What do you want in a MBR/ "assault" rifle?

[DMK]

I'd like a FAL, with a folding stock, chrome lined barrel, AR "A2" sights with the rear sight fixed solidly to the upper reciever, chambered in 7.62x39 with AK mags, an AR pistol grip and made of lightweight materials like an AR so it's no more than 7-8 lbs.

2nd (and more realistic)choice would be a 20" AR with a 5.56 chamber, 1/7 twist, lightweight chrome lined A1 profile barrel, detachable carry handle with A2 sights, RRA NM trigger, the shorter M16A1 or a Cav Arms C1 stock, and a lifetime supply of Black Hills 77gr HPBT match ammo loaded in brand new teflon coated aluminum USGI mags.

Even out of the box, my Imbel FAL is a great rifle. It's extremly reliable, has a chrome lined barrel, and is easy to strip and clean. It's just kind of heavy and having the front and rear sights fixed to seperate halves of the rifle doesn't help to improve accuracy.

 

[TheLastBoyScout]

A bushmaster 7.62NATO AR that has ALL the positive attributes of their AR15s...

-Costs the same (or less)
-Easy to find, cheap spare parts
-dead nuts accurate
-completely reliable

 

[artherd]

I want a select-fire, belt fed 5.56 AR with 100 round cloth bags, firing 75 or 77gr OTM. I want it to weigh less than a regular AR


I'd settle for just a select-fire 10" M4, 14.5" M4 with ACOG, and 20" KAC SR-25 with Us Optics scope.

 

[itgoesboom]

What I would want:

- 7.62 nato
- Reliable
- Accurate <2MOA

Ergonomics would be nice too, and good sights are a plus, but that is all I would really want.

I.G.B.

 

[sm]

Ping

 

[fistful]

I want an M1A Scout Squad and I want you to pay for it.

Thanks for asking.

 

[glazer1972]

Fal

 

[Dionysusigma]

This is mine.

General Description:
- AK (possibly in bullpup config.)
- Utilizes AR mags, chambered in 5.56x45 NATO/ .223 Rem
- Smaller gas tube and piston assembly to coincide with the 5.56
- Gas block farther down the barrel than a standard AK, much like an AR-15
- Safety/selector switch repositioned/reworked, reminiscent of an M14 (safety built into trigger, selector switch somewhere else), or rather like a Galil
- Safe/ semi/ three round burst
- Flat, 90-degree gas block and chamber (think FAL, BAR)
- Rail running along the top much like an UltiMak, but going from where rear sight is located on an AK to the top of the gas block
- Flip-up front sight, reminiscent of M1/M14/M-16, permanently mounted on top of gas block
- Flip-up rear sight (patterned off the M16A2) permanently mounted at other end of rail
- 4x scope (easily removed), most likely an ACOG
- 20" heavy barrel, fluted, polygonal rifling, threaded for muzzle brake/flash suppressor or sound suppressor
- Chrome-lined bore and internal mechanisms
- Machined alloy receiver, fiberglass (not plastic) furniture with heat shields
- Repair/field kit inside pistol grip and/or stock

Variations:
- .308, takes G3 mags, 10x scope, bipod, 26" barrel, semi only
- 10" barrel, NVG4 scope with backup tritium ghost ring sights, detachable light and laser, integrally suppressed


In other words, a more developed AK... what rifle currently in existance comes close to these specs? AR-180B? Bushmaster M17s?

British L85A1?

 

[Marcus]

I`d start with this DSA Arms SA-58 OSW equipped like this one.

Swap in an 16" barrel for a little better ballistics,Ergo grip and chamber it in .243 Win. (plenty of punch but less recoil especially in rock-n-roll mode ). Done. Marcus

 

[P95Carry]

I think I could find a definite ''lust'' factor for one of those Marcus!

 

[Tony Williams]

In other words, a more developed AK... what rifle currently in existance comes close to these specs? AR-180B? Bushmaster M17s?

Probably the Vektor CR-21. This was a bullpup version of the South African R4, which was developed from the Galil, which can trace its ancestry back (via Finland) to the AK-47. It was in 5.56mm calibre, and featured one of the sexiest-looking plastic bodies I've ever seen. Unfortunately it failed to attract any orders so Vektor stopped offering it a couple of years ago.

Tony Williams: Military gun and ammunition website and Discussion forum