Posted on 04/21/2022 11:46:36 AM PDT by RomanSoldier19
The U.S. Army has selected Sig Sauer to build the service’s Next-Generation Squad Weapon Rifle and Automatic Rifle.
This is the first time in 55 years that the Army has broken away from the M16 series of weapons. The new rifles are designed to be more lethal and accurate than previous infantry weapons.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Army officially selected a new rifle and infantry rifle for frontline troops. The guns, developed by small arms manufacturer Sig Sauer, have been officially designated the XM5 Rifle and XM250 Automatic Rifle (pictured above). The XM5 Rifle will represent a major departure from the M16 series of weapons, first adopted in 1967 and still in use today.
The XM5 Rifle will replace the M4A1 Carbine as the Army’s close-combat weapon, while the XM250 Automatic Rifle will replace the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon. Both weapons will be equipped with the M157 Next-Generation Squad Weapon-Fire Control (NGSW-FC), an optic designed to allow troops to observe and hit targets from greater distances.
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Very nice for home self defense.
Needs a hello kitty decal
I wonder what it’s pronouns are.
That or Mattel.
Repeat after me: 80,000 psi. With that much pressure, the suppressor isn’t optional.
Back in the 60’s my dad had a packaging company he did some work for Mattel we got tons of pre release toys to play with what fun it was
glorgau wrote: “Very nice for home self defense.”
One small problem.
Details for the XM5 are lacking, but the MCX Spear, the civilian version of the weapon the company describes as a “near match,”
MCX-SPEAR
First Production Run Special Edition
Now Available at Select Dealers
MSRP: $7999.00
It may also be more and more subject to the chaos theory more advanced system the more prone they are to random errors.
This was my fav https://youtu.be/jNSGGFPmdGQ Thanks for stirring wonderful memories i sure miss my folks and being a kid.
Hey, we’re talking leathality here. If it LOOKS badass, it must BE badass. As opposed to the kinder gentler weapoons/bullets currently being used.
When can I pick up an old SAW at the army surplus store? 🤪
I tried on an HK 5.56 at the gunshop for size, way too much $$$ and very heavy. These HK rifles are much heavier than their counterparts. Wonder how our new classes of snowflake warriors will handle humping all day with this beast?
The civilian version has a 13 inch barrel. Now that would probably blow a hole in your eardrum if not suppressed.
The go-to buzz word in military circles these days is "modularity."
....was wondering the same thing....will these new wonder-weapons come in various shades to match the trannies’ nail polish colors....??
So the Army is going back to the short stroke of the M14 vs the M16 gas-impingement. A lot of heads are going to explode.
The NWO weapons will not be available to proles, as we are not entitled to own globalized “weapons of war”.
Only aging Hitlerjugend, Hungarian currency chiselers, Maltese homosexuals and the entire Mexican populace have the moral qualifications to possess and use such equipment.
We just get to pay for it.
Didn’t realize Sig Sauer is made-in-America in New Hampshire.
Big gun enthusiast here, hahaha. Most of mine are S&W, Mossberg, Remington and
And Winchester🙂
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