03-09-2018, 06:46 AM
To understand the A5 system, it was developed for the USMC. They were stuck (politically/policy-wise) on the 20" M16 barrel, but they needed something with a collapsible stock - because 20" barrels and A2 stocks suck, for the Marine Corps, in modern combat zones. VLTOR stepped in and developed the system that would mitigate the felt recoil of a 20" RLGS M16 with that collapsible stock.
It works wonders on a Grendel, which kicks just a little harder than a 5.56...
It works wonders on a Grendel, which kicks just a little harder than a 5.56...