We don’t need a technology driver like the OICW, and we also shouldn’t settle for some re-warmed old potatoes in a new package. What we need at this point is something feasible that brings a real advantage to the table, and nothing so far proposed fits that description.
Think: first mini-ball, semi auto, first breech loader........
What we need is something that “significantly” enhances either the capabilities or performance of the weapon. The goal isn’t to make a fashion statement, change things just for the sake of changing, or to make some guys feel special by adopting a toy for them. We don’t need any more Army black-beret nonsense, and essentially that’s what a lot of this is.
“We don’t need any more Army black-beret nonsense, and essentially that’s what a lot of this is.”
Until you fire the weapon, you have nothing further to add, other than uninformed opinion.