Forked flash suppressor.
Those are perfect for snagging on vegetation...
Posted on 01/20/2021 7:58:35 AM PST by Onthebrink
In 2004, the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) issued a solicitation that called for a new weapon for special operators. However, the Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle wasn’t just to be a single rifle, but actually, a platform that would be designed around two different calibers yet maintain a high commonality of parts while having identical ergonomics.
The weapon was to replace the various AR-15 derived 5.56x45mm rifles as the updated M-14s that were then in service with the special operators. Among the entries included the Heckler & Koch HK416 modular system, but in the end, the FN Herstal (FHM) Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle – or SCAR – won out.
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Forked flash suppressor.
Those are perfect for snagging on vegetation...
Dual purpose, then. Shooting and weeding/gardening.
Not an “assault rifle.”
An assault rifle, by definition, must be chambered for a cartridge of intermediate power, such as 5.56 NATO or 7.62x39. 7.62 NATO (which is its proper nomenclature) is a “full-powered” cartridge, which makes it a “battle rifle,” not an “assault rifle.”
“Forked flash suppressor.
Those are perfect for snagging on vegetation...”
Exactly!
The POS M16 that replaced my M14 had a forked suppressor.
I used to put 3 or 4 wraps of black tape around the end so that it wouldn’t snag on vines and weeds.
I still prefer my Saiga .308
Named after chapter 17 of St. Mark’s Gospel? What about separation of church and state?
7.62x52mm NATO ? Never heard of it.
Lovely weapon, soon to be wielded by Mexican troops in Biden’s illegal alien Army against Americans
“Forked flash suppressor.
Those are perfect for snagging on vegetation...”
Exactly!
The POS M16 that replaced my M14 had a forked suppressor.
I used to put 3 or 4 wraps of black tape around the end so that it wouldn’t snag on vines and weeds.
yup, anyone who’s humped with the pronged flash hider knows it’s a vegetation magnet!
Relating to the picture, does anybody know why scopes today all go with small objective lenses? If the objective grabs light, and a bigger objective will give better images in low light, why does it seem like every tactical scope is a 30mm or smaller objective. Is the quality of glass such that exit pupil is no longer relevant? Does it reduce the forward signature of a lit reticle? I assume there is a reason, but I have never heard it said.
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