Army sets sights on new rifle, from WSJ

[2112]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...Tabs%3Darticle

Its been talked about for awhile. Interesting...

[ChunkyMonkey]

For the how many times in the last 20 years?

[DeusExMachina]

That article was confusing to read.

It makes it sound like they're just going to "pick one" on March 30th.

[Hoosier]

What happened to the XM8? H&K was/did build a factory near Ft. Benning to manufacture, the variants were all worked out. Seemed like a really slick solution. I'd really like to play around with an IMI Tavor

[DeusExMachina]

The Tavor is really sexy.

Where'd you get that picture? The barrel looks weirdly long, like a US import...

[Hoosier]

Where'd you get that picture? The barrel looks weirdly long, like a US import...

The Google. It seems there are several barrel variations on it, ranging down to barrels barely past the front handguard.

H.

[vietboy1st]

it's weird.. When the Iraq invasion began. The army were using mixed m16's and m4's carbine. and marines used m16a2's which designed for distance field battle. And most battles in Iraq were in the city. And now today, Most marines and army are using m4 in afghanistan what is the point ? M4 is weak, doen't have a lot of stopping power and doesn't go far as the m16 barrel.. Or just up grade the 556 into 6.8 at least..

[DeusExMachina]

The Google. It seems there are several barrel variations on it, ranging down to barrels barely past the front handguard.

H.

I was hoping someone had a super secret US imported one. Plans to import it keep falling apart.

[BigBear]

I was hoping someone had a super secret US imported one. Plans to import it keep falling apart.

HAHA, I'm still looking for that G18.... lol

[DeusExMachina]

HAHA, I'm still looking for that G18.... lol

Wouldn't a US legal G18 be...a G17?

I was talking about the semi-auto Civilian Tavor.