[AAABEST]

It's light for sure. I'm wondering if something so light is going to be able to handle the heat and punishment of full auto (if they're even thinking about making any such) with high power ammo. MP-5s et al use mostly pistol ammo.

Also less solid weapons tend to affect accuracy and worsen recoil. Not that recoil is a major issue when we're talking 5.56 anyway.

Just throwing some stuff out there.

[Sam Cree]

"Not that recoil is a major issue when we're talking 5.56 anyway."

Yeah, but it might be with .308.

[Squantos]

Agree...... I feel a lighter "base" weapon that with the normal addition of a weapons sight and a couple of magazines carried not unlike the Redi-Mag or a rase stock and a grenade launcher would bring the weight up to 7 pounds "loaded". I suggested the titanium/scadnium reciever above for such. Stainless in all the other stressed parts would nice also. Also mentioned above was .243 caliber which I agree with.

I think a standard weapon/caliber will never fill all the needs. CQB, long range, logistics of different ammo, lightweight for those that still have to hump a ruck to the objective ect ect.....As a civie now I carry an M1A built up from TRW parts, brookfield mount and a leaupold ultra 10X and my NFA tax burdened MPSDA3........Mouse guns get to see daylight for leg matches only these days.....:o)

Just thoughts !..........Stay safe !