Agree on the field test.
Human waves of ChiCom /North Koreans is IMHO the serious threat to the individual troop on the ground these days. 100% reliability in environmental extreams ( Desert, Jungle or Chosin resivoir )Weight, Easy field strip/cleaning with minimum moving parts.
High capacity magazines , accuracy, and simple good iron sight's augmented with thermal and/or starlight amplification is or should be a basic requirement. Then and only then consider "attachments" such as whizbang laser aiming and ranging electronics......20MM HEDP or SABOT rounds ect ect ect.
Our Veterans are a rock solid source of historical "what if's" based on experience in combat that should be included in primary weapon considerations versus "offical findings" of some desk bound beancounting engineer whos possibly only fired the weapon on a puter.
With modern materials,design, CNC machining ect ect there is not one single reason for a US Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine to have doubt in their gear, firearm or not .......< / RANT >
Stay Safe !
It looks unbalanced, heavy and awkward. Holding a weapon by the magazine (like the GI in the pic) is a big no-go. Is that how it's supposed to be fired?
That thing is probably buggy as hell too, it looks like a heavy, expensive SA-80 with ground affects or something. I bet it would be out of commision if you dropped it off the top of a duece and a half.