03-16-2011, 03:47 PM
Gene I concur, I have many associations with commanders and upper enlisted in various places and they do care.
The strange thing is that many of them feel there is no need to replace the M16/M4 entirely, there can be a few enhancements made, all the money being spent seems to be purely political.
Firearms are much like golf clubs, they all have a certain purpose and none is a replacement for all others, everything has a niche.
If you want CQC, it won't get to sniping ranges effectively, if you want excellent barrier penetration, it won't have great terminal effect, if we want long range, it won't be as light as 5.56mm.
There will always be a downside to something, the key is to have something we can use and live with, we already have that.
A caliber change would be good, I like the 6.5Grendel in the Colt IAR or 6940 platform, however there are a few things it would not be perfect for, it would however be good for many purposes.
Even the Colt 901 has a downside, it is a big rifle, it is nice for .308 sized ammo but not good for 5.56mm, you get a size and weight penalty without the power and range benefit.
What would be nice in that platform is a capability of using it as a belt feed or SAW type using easy to load drum mags
The strange thing is that many of them feel there is no need to replace the M16/M4 entirely, there can be a few enhancements made, all the money being spent seems to be purely political.
Firearms are much like golf clubs, they all have a certain purpose and none is a replacement for all others, everything has a niche.
If you want CQC, it won't get to sniping ranges effectively, if you want excellent barrier penetration, it won't have great terminal effect, if we want long range, it won't be as light as 5.56mm.
There will always be a downside to something, the key is to have something we can use and live with, we already have that.
A caliber change would be good, I like the 6.5Grendel in the Colt IAR or 6940 platform, however there are a few things it would not be perfect for, it would however be good for many purposes.
Even the Colt 901 has a downside, it is a big rifle, it is nice for .308 sized ammo but not good for 5.56mm, you get a size and weight penalty without the power and range benefit.
What would be nice in that platform is a capability of using it as a belt feed or SAW type using easy to load drum mags