04-17-2012, 02:44 AM
That Garand bullpup definitely is fugly. It makes Russian firearms look like pieces of art. As far as bullpups go, UK, New Zealand, and Aussie Special Operations units use Colt Commando variants as a rule for an individual carbine preference, even with the Grenadiers.
I still think the 7mm in a T65-based case would have been a better belt-fed weapon and DMR/sniper cartridge than the 7.62 NATO, alongside 5.56 carbines. Colt shot itself in the foot by not trouble-shooting the 605 Carbine with an appropriate length gas system, postponing the widespread adoption of an AR15 family carbine until 1997.
I still think the 7mm in a T65-based case would have been a better belt-fed weapon and DMR/sniper cartridge than the 7.62 NATO, alongside 5.56 carbines. Colt shot itself in the foot by not trouble-shooting the 605 Carbine with an appropriate length gas system, postponing the widespread adoption of an AR15 family carbine until 1997.