That “contempt” comes from knowlege of the designs, not any particular derision of American companies or designers.
Get over it. FN makes a great product (as does Colt).
Our soldiers deserve THE BEST equipment, not equipment that you find politically expedient. If an American company (Magpul, for one) can step in and make a weapon that competes with the SCAR, the HK 416, and others, FINE. If not, that’s just the way it is.
“That “contempt” comes from knowlege of the designs, not any particular derision of American companies or designers.”
FN’s M16 is an American design. The M2 is another one of those “inferior” designs. THe G36 (what the vaunted, but no better than the M16, XM8, was based on) is a knockoff of another Stoner design. I could go on. FN makes good products, but the are a foreign entity. Relying on foreign countries for the basics of our defense is foolhardy.
“If an American company (Magpul, for one) can step in and make a weapon that competes with the SCAR, the HK 416, and others, FINE. If not, that’s just the way it is.”
At one point in our history, we thought it critical to not only have the production of our defense material be located in the US, but that it also be under our control. Now, many US contenders are removed from competition early in the review process regardless of “design” or are restricted by the ATF from competing.