US Army Replacing the M16 Rifle.

[JBP55]

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[N4sir]

I wonder where all of those black rifles will end up!

 

[JBP55]

I wonder where all of those black rifles will end up!

The US Government will probably classify them as surplus and give them to a foreign country like Ukraine.

 

[Bigchillin83]

or try the ol mexico trick to see where they end up and then loose them like last time.. or maybe ship the ones we didnt leave in Afghanistan back there lol

 

[Bigchillin83]

but on a serious note i dont see the xm9 replacing the m4 just yet.. thats to big of a gun and caliber for basic infantry, i can see special teams or maybe special missions but not for the majority of the military.. to me they had a better shot with the 6.8spc.. the 6.8x51 i would thing would be way to heavy of a gun and ammo capacity vs an intermediate round like 556/6.8/.300/7.62x39/5.45 ect

from trusty google info

Compared to the M4A1 carbine weighing 6.34 lb (2.88 kg) unsuppressed, with a basic combat load of 210 rounds in seven 30-round magazines, in total weighing 7.4 lb (3.4 kg), the XM7 rifle weighs about 2 lb (0.91 kg) more and each soldier carries roughly a 4 lb (1.8 kg) heavier load with 70 fewer rounds

we aint got the "real men of old" carrying old m1 grands and m14's, no more, i think that breed has been bred out.. i man these young'ins dont even wanna recognize or participate in the national anthem

 

[john17427]

I agree that the m4a1 will likely be around for some time to come. I understand they wanted something with more punch, but I think they went a little too far. Personally, I'm a Grendel fan, but I guess it's Russian roots made it a non-starter.

 

[SurplusLover56]

I highly, highly doubt its actually going to happen. As of right now only a very small fraction of the military is going to be equipped with the M7, and I don't think it will reach full adoption after that. IMO the XM250 is wayyyy more compelling of a weapons platform. I think it actually brings a number of benefits over it's predecessors, and will actually be adopted.

 

[Magdump]

Big fan of the M16/M4 and variants but yeah, the day they switched, our armed forces have needed/wanted something with a little more punch. They should have gone back to 7.62xsomething ages ago.
As far as weight issues, the 6.8 would be a decent choice. Rifle and ammo both would likely fall somewhere between .556 and 7.62x51. Sensible minds may have thought it best to stick with the AR platform as well. Seems like 6.8 SPC would have been more sensible. After the military adopted the Sig for a sidearm I realized that sensible ain’t on the menu.

 

[SurplusLover56]

Big fan of the M16/M4 and variants but yeah, the day they switched, our armed forces have needed/wanted something with a little more punch. They should have gone back to 7.62xsomething ages ago.
As far as weight issues, the 6.8 would be a decent choice. Rifle and ammo both would likely fall somewhere between .556 and 7.62x51. Sensible minds may have thought it best to stick with the AR platform as well. Seems like 6.8 SPC would have been more sensible. After the military adopted the Sig for a sidearm I realized that sensible ain’t on the menu.

I'll believe until they day I die that when Sig signed the contract whereby they literally PAY the DOD for every M18 handgun they would take, that it was just to get their foot in the door for the rifle contracts.