DoES ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE ARMYS NEW RIFLE?
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The U.S. Army's pursuit of a weapon to replace the aging M-16 rifle is still on track despite a failed congressional attempt to pump nearly $26 million into the federal budget to manufacture the weapon in 2005.\n\nMilitary and legislative officials said development and testing of the new XM8 assault rifle will run through December. It is the second round of tests for the highly anticipated rifle, with evaluations taking place in the hot, gritty desert near Yuma, Ariz., the tropical jungles of Panama, and the arctic climate of Alaska, said Col. Mike Smith, who oversees the XM8 testing program at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey.\n\n"After this round of testing, we will present our findings and our ability to meet the requirements, which are developed at Fort Benning, to the Army leadership, which should be in the late February time frame," Smith said.\n\n"Then they'll make a decision on how to go forward on the program, and how fast to go forward on the program."\n\nGerman gunmaker Heckler & Koch, which has a U.S. site in Sterling, Va., is working with the military on the prototype rifle. It would be mass-produced by H&K at a 150,000-square-foot plant the company plans to build in Columbus, Ga.\n\nH&K spokeswoman Jimmi Clifton said initial work could mean about 200 jobs, although more could be added as production ramps up. The company has said a contract with the government could be very lucrative, perhaps worth up to $1 billion over 10 years.\n\nClifton said the company remains in a testing mode and is hoping to begin plant construction soon and have at least part of the facility up and running by early 2005. But it's unlikely the entire factory will be built until H&K receives some signal that federal funding for mass production of the XM8 is forthcoming, she said.\n\n"There's no way I can put a time on that," Clifton said of a production contract. "It could be tomorrow. It could be a year away."\n\nIt appeared funding was on the way in July when U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey's office said $25.9 million had been tucked into a $417.5 billion House appropriations bill for the XM8.\n\nThe Georgia Republican, whose district includes a portion of Columbus, backed off that assertion after learning the money had been squeezed out of the budget to make room for additional funding for the war on terrorism.\n\nThe next chance for the XM8 program to receive money for manufacturing and procurement will be when Congress reconvenes Sept. 7, said Brian Robinson, communications director for Gingrey.\n\n"We're going to do everything we can to get this into the next supplemental budget," Robinson said.\n\n"We understand what happened and we want to fix it as soon as we can."\n\nShould funding come through this year, Smith said the XM8 could be in soldiers' hands as soon as summer 2005. If not, the weapon would be in the 2006 budget and make its way into the ranks by that spring.\n\nThe $26 million in funding that was shot down by Congress would have outfitted about two combat brigades, or about 8,000 soldiers, Smith said.\n\nAlthough Army leadership could decide in February to put a final approved version of the XM8 assault rifle out for competitive bidding, Smith said that's unlikely.\n\n"I can't make promises for senior Army leadership," he said. "But assuming H&K is successful testing against the requirements, it would be unusual" to take the production contract away from the company.\n\nThe weapon is getting high marks from troops during evaluations, said Smith.\n\nObservations include:\n\n• It's more versatile than the old M-16 rifle it will replace and should fire thousands of rounds before jamming, rather than the few hundred shots before the M-16 typically jams.\n\n• It's much easier to clean and maintain.\n\n• Training time is reduced since it's a single weapon that can be modified to fire short distances, long
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Thanks for the M1 Garand answer. I will give you a great balistics site I like. \nIt gives you ammunition Balistics. The Velocity-Energy-Trajectory.\n By the way. What do you think about the M!a SOCOMM 16?
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it must be the drug'nov svd sniper rifle.......take a look at the link below, it is an older version issue.
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I'm not sure where some of the other people got there info from, because several of the guns listed in some of the replys are not used by the American Military or are no longer used. I can give you a large list of military guns that I actually use in my career field. I am a Small Arms Instructor at Sheppard Air Force base in Texas.  Here is a descent list:\n  F-8 assault Shotgun\n  12 Gauge Shotgun   \n  AT4 Viper \n  M-240B Machine Gun \n  M14 7.62mm Rifle \n  M16A2 5.56mm Rifle \n  M1911A1 .45 Caliber Pistol \n  M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun \n  M203 40mm Grenade Launcher \n  M24 Sniper Rifle \n  M240G Medium Machine Gun \n  M249 SAW \n  M25 Sniper Rifle \n  Barret M82A1 .50 caliber sniper rifle \n  M4 Carbine \n  M40A1 Sniper Rifle \n  M60 Machine Gun \n  M9 9mm Pistol \n  MEU (SOC) Pistol\n  Para-Ordanance P-14 (.45 Calibur)\n  Para-Ordanance P-16 (.40 Calibur) \n  MK19 40mm Machine Gun, MOD 3 \n  MP-5N 9mm Submachine Gun\n  Objective Individual Combat Weapon \n  Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW) \n\nIf this doesn't work for you, please let me know.
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you could try \nwww.armedguard.com.\nor www.vererans-agency.mod.uk\nthey have allsorts of odd info
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I bought one from these people, the service was very good. It was a Weihrauch HW80 with carbine barrel and I have to say it's faultless.\n\nhttp://www.theairguncentre.com
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I would opt for the M-16. People don't give it enough credit. They claim it is too weak, unreliable, and fragile for combat. That's bullsh-t. That little .223 round spalls and fragments on impact, opening up a huge wound cavity, whereas an AK wound is usually just a straight in-and-out wound. It's also reliable if you just take care of it and give a good once over every now and then. It's more accurate, easier to use, and much more comfortable than an AK. I used both in Iraq. The AK is a good rifle, don't get me wrong. But it was overrated in my opinion. My M-16 never let me down, and that's all the convincing I will ever need.
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army has one...got it 97th ARCOM (97th Army Reserve Command).  Trust me on this none of these people know what they are talking about.
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First of all - it won't fit in our weapons. \n\nNext is the fact that their ammunition does not meet our safety standards.\n\nNor does their ammunition meet our reliability standards.\n\nAnd we do not know if that ammunition has been properly maintained or stored.
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it is a russian built medium range multiple rocket launcher. its the worlds best for range and destructive powerness, here ill give you the link
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You have not really given enough info to answer.  What is its condition.   One way for you to find out is to go to library and look in the Blue Book Of Gun Values.
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Bound's hubby here:\n\nFirst, NEVER list the full serial number on-line ...it is like posting your credit card number! (Anyone could claim the rifle to be theirs and report it stolen, and YOU have just lost your rifle or been severely inconvenienced!)\n\nYou have a Swedish Mauser manufactured in Sweden by the Carl Gustafs Company. Your rifle is more than likely chambered for the 6.5mm x 55mm Swedish Mauser round! There is also (probably) a brass-like disk on the right hand side of the butt stock, which I have heard is used for ballistic information (I do not have first hand experience on this). \n\nI would like to say that this rifle is a Model 96, but I can't be sure of the designation. Please see link, below!
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OK THE M-16A WAS A PROTYPE THAT DID NOT WORK PROPERLY IT REPLACED THE M-14 IN VEITNAM THE GOVERMENT RELISED THAT THEIR WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WEAPON SO THEY DECIDED TO FIX IT THE M-16A1 CANE OUT BUT WITH IT ONLY BEING AUTO MADIC IT WAISTED TOO MUCH AMMO A STANDARD BADDLE LOAD IS 210 RDS SO THE GOV CAME OUT WITH THE M-16A2 WHICH WAS ABLE TO FIRE SINGLE SHOT OR BIRST 3 SHOTS THE A2 ALSO HAD A 1IN7 TWIST AND COULD FIRE THE AMMO FOR THE 1IN5 AND 1IN7 TWIST AS WELL WITH ALL TYPES OF 5.56MM AMMO I DONT KNOW WHAT THE GOV WAS THINKING WITH THE A3 MODDLE BUT I HAVE ONLY SEEN 1 IN 2 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE AND IT WAS A PICE OF SHIT THE GOV CAME OUT WITH THE A4 WHICH HAS AN RAIL SYS FOR THE HAND GUARD AND TOP OF THE UPPER RECIEVER IT IS MUCH BETTER DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT CAN BE SWITCHED AROUND DEPENDING ON MISSON REQUIREMENTS THEN THE M-4 IT IS THE SAME AS THE A4 BUT SMALLER IT IS BETTER BECAUSE WHEN FIRED INSTED OF GOING UP OR DOWN IT TRAVLES IN A FIGGURE 8 INCRESING YOUR SHOT GROUPE IT CAN FIRE AS FAR AS YOU NEED TO BECAUSE AFTER 300 METERS THEIR IS NO REASON TO SHOOT IT UNLESS YOU ARE A SNIPER IT YES IS BETER IN ROOM CLEARING AND YES A PISTOL IS EVEN BETTER AND YES I WOULD LIKE SOME MORE PUNCH BEHIND IT IT IS FUNNY I CANT BAYONETT SOMEONE BUT I CAN SHOOT THEM WITH A ROUND THAT BOUNCES AROUND IN THE BODY THE GENIVA COVENTION NEEDS TO PULL THEIR HEAD OUT OF THEIR ASS AS FAR AS JAMMING I HAVE HAD MY RIFLE JAM ON ME ONCE IT WAS WHEN I WAS IN BASIC AND I HAD BEN IN RAIN AND MUDD FOR 3 DAYS UNABLE TO CLEAN MY RIFLE IF YOU TAKE CARE OF YOUR GRIL SHE WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU AS FAR AS MISS FIRES IT HAPPENS ABOUT ANCE EVERY 10 TO 20 THOUSAND ROUNDS
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The source for the M1 Garand\n\nhttp://battlerifles.ambackforum.com/viewforum.php?f=109&sid=6093e0a1121ee1e9ef08414b558cabf6\n\nworth a look or post the question there
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Well.... considering the assault weapons ban was lifted a few years ago, the above answer couldn't be more wrong. here's a link to some prototype 30 round magazines that are in development stage.\nhttp://www.597mag.com/\nThere's a link at the bottom of the page where you can get on the list once they finish production.
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http://coltmfg.com has a way to get info on the weapon
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Here is a recent article that fully answers your question.\n\n____________________________________________________________\n\nTITLE:Winchester Aims To Close A Factory, End An Era.\n\nSOURCE: Knight-Ridder Tribune Business News, January 18, 2006\n\nTEXT:\n"Jan. 18--The maker of the "gun that won the West" may not have a future in the East.\n\nU.S. Repeating Arms Co. said Tuesday that it plans to close the New Haven plant where it manufactures Winchester rifles and shotguns, potentially ending Connecticut's 140-year history of producing the firearms brand.\n\nFalling demand for the guns, which are used for hunting and target shooting, means the company will cease production and operations at its New Haven plant on March 31, facility manager Paul DeMennato said.\n\nThe plant employs about 200 people, including about 150 members of the International Association of Machinists, all of whom would lose their jobs.\n\nDeMennato said the company is in "very preliminary negotiations" with potential buyers for the plant, but said he could offer no further details about who is interested or how likely it is that a sale will be completed.\n\nFounded in 1866 as the Winchester Repeating Arms Co., the gunmaker quickly won fame for its rugged and reliable weapons. Among them was the Winchester '73 rifle, commonly referred to as the "gun that won the West," a phrase sometimes also applied to the Colt revolver.\n\nThe Winchester rifle figured prominently in Hollywood depictions of the Old West. John Wayne often carried a Winchester, as did the character Lucas McCain in the TV series "The Rifleman," which ran from 1958 to 1963.\n\nBut more recently, the company, now known as U.S. Repeating Arms and owned by the Belgian firm Herstal Group, has faced a variety of financial difficulties stemming from declining sales.\n\nSince the late 1980s, employment has shrunk from about 1,800 workers to the current 200. Last March, the company negotiated a contract with unionized machinists that was aimed at preserving jobs and helping the company reach profitability.\n\nBut the market for rifles and shotguns has continued to erode, DeMennato said. The company is selling only about one-third as many guns as it did just three years ago, he said, although he declined to cite exact sales figures.\n\n"The number of units required by the market has decreased to the point where it's no longer profitable for us to stay in business," he said.\n\nHe said the problem was an overall decline in the market for rifles and shotguns made by the New Haven plant, not a loss of market share for the Winchester brand in general. The New Haven plant does not make handguns or firearms for military use, he said.\n\nWinchester guns that would be discontinued if the New Haven plant closes include the Model 70, Model 94 and the Model 1300. Guns bearing the Winchester brand name will continue to be made at plants in Portugal, Belgium and Japan, a company spokesman said.\n\nThe Herstal Group, which owns U.S. Repeating Arms, also owns the well-known Browning firearms company.\n\nNew Haven Mayor John DeStefano Jr. said that the New Haven plant has a manufacturing capacity of 300,000 firearms a year, but that production had fallen to 80,000 units by the end of 2005.\n\nIn a statement issued Tuesday, he said he hoped that a deal could be reached to both preserve jobs and maintain the city's legacy as the leading producer of Winchester firearms.\n\n"The rifle's going to get made somewhere by somebody. The broader impact here for New Haven and Connecticut is frankly not the taxes, but the idea that this gun won the West and is part of our heritage," he said.\n\nOver the past 20 years, the plant has received more than $17 million in incentives, $33 million in loans and $2.7 million in tax abatements to keep operating in New Haven.\n\nUnder a 1993 tax abatement deal, the company promised to employ at least 400 worke