Posted on 04/07/2024 10:29:46 AM PDT by MAGA2017
After over five decades of faithful service, the M16 series, an icon of American military might and a direct descendant of the AR-15 designed by Eugene Stoner will be succeeded by Sig Sauer's advanced XM7 rifle. The M16, first introduced in 1964, has been the most-produced 5.56x45mm weapon, marking a significant chapter in the annals of U.S. military history. The latest variant, the M16A4, known for its three-round burst feature, will soon yield to the cutting-edge design of the XM7, a testament to the relentless pursuit of small arms excellence.
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MCX Spear is the civvie version, for those grabbing their keys and heading to Sportsmans Warehouse :-)
Comment and tag line seem at odds.
Great! Mow they’ll be wanting to ban XMs
It will fail. Sig makes expensive blocky guns that weigh twice as much as they should. It fires a weird bizarre ammo that cannot be reloaded. Its hybrid three-piece cartridge case has a steel case head and brass body connected by an aluminum locking washer to support the high chamber pressure of 80,000 psi. It will wear fast and beat guns to death.
They will buy a few for limited distribution.
But it’s designed by committee junk by the people with the Sig fetish.
How so?
Is it DI?
And no bayonet...
And of course, the “Spear” has no bayonet. That’s how bright DC and Sig are.
...or a stock suitable for a butt stroke.
Appreciate the insight.
Not sure what you mean.
At Ft Knox in ‘69 I,a kid from the suburbs who had never even held a firearm,was required to qualify on the M-14 and the M-16. I don’t know if it’s typical but I scored much higher with the M-14 (2 points below Expert) than with the M-16. But I did enjoy the one time they let us put the M-16 on full automatic. And that was back when it could fire an entire clip with one pull of the trigger and not today’s 3 round bursts.
Hmmm...
M16 amd variants are no longer weapons of war
Bless your little heart for not being shy about your mental limitations.
IOW, DEI is killing us.
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