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I don't expect much people to read, this is just a passion post, dnr all you want
If you're American, this is the new service rifle your most loyal patriots will be taking to battle.
It costs approximately $5,000 and $9,000 per unit
It's optic ALONE costs $10,000 - nevermind the bipod, laser, IR laser, flashlight and sling attachments.
And every round costs $15 as it's highly specialized and not generic ammo. [5.8 by 51]
Comparing this to the US' military's previous rifle, the M27
The m27 costs approximately $1,300 - $3,000 per unit
It's optic costs approximately $2,350 - $3,150 per unit
And every round costs under $0.50 as it uses the military standard caliber of 5.56 by 45 that been mass produced for ages
Infact, the m27 is basically a slightly modified [to US military specification] version of the HK416
picture of a civillian HK416
The HK416 is one of the most reliable, accurate [for an assault rifle] well made and well received rifles of the AR platform. Infact, in all my research, I have never heard a bad story of this weapon.
It is so good that basically every western military has made it it's official military rifle, with the UK set to make it theirs soon.
It is so well recieved that even Germany, which only uses rifles specially produced for the German army, decided to adopt a modified [under German military specification] version of this rifle, instead of wanting one made from scratch.
It is an extremely good rifle that you would be blessed to find during an apocalypse.
The FN FAL used to be called The Right Arm of The Free World because it was adopted by so many western countries during The Cold War.
Well, the HK416 has taken that title away from it.
All whilst being cheap, reliable, and loved.
It's one of the most overglazed guns in the history of the world, I need to repeat that I have legitimately NEVER heard a story from a service member who's used it of it jamming or being unreliable.
So, what does the US military get for a gun that costs 3x more per unit, 3.5x more per optic, and 30 times more per round?
A rifle that's
LESS accurate
LESS reliable with MORE jamming
MORE expensive
MORE heavy [weight of equipment is extremely important in the Military]
MORE recoil
HARDER to clean and service
With CATASTROPHIC issues that I will get into.
Less accurate:
2 moa = bullet spreads 2 inches every 100 yards it travels
the m27/hk416's bullets spreads approx. 2x less than the m7!
FYI, 2 moa is what you would expect from a $400 dollar civillian AR-15, not a $5,000 military battle rifle.
Less reliable/More Jamming
Heavier:
More recoil:
The m27's bullet, the 5.56 by 45: 3.74 LB-FT [5.07 Newtons]
The xm7's bullet, the 6.8 by 51: 18-20 LB-FT [24.4 - 27.1 Newtons]
jfl, literally 5x more force behind each bullet.
mirin giving soldiers arthritis
Catastrophic failures:
It also holds 20 bullets instead of 30 like the m27
Which is CANCER.
It was one of the biggest complaints [apart from jamming] from soldiers in the vietnam war. I don't know why they decided to reintroduce 20 round mags.
Every 250,000 rounds = 1 insurgent killed on average [including rounds used in training, which is Approx 30,000 per soldier]
No soldier has ever said "Wow, I wish I had a heavier rifle that held less bullets!" before
This also means money spent on rounds to kill 1 insurgent went from $125,000 to $3,750,000
W wasting tax dollars for the military industrial complex
Imagine you're a US soldier getting ambushed 5-1 against the taliban ambush, you're expected to kill 5 taliban fighters with only 4 rounds for each fighter, with a rifle that is likely to jam, that punches you in the shoulder everytime you shoot, loud enough to immediately alert the enemy to your position.
You manage to kill 4, you can smell victory, you can already imagine the purple hearts medal ceremony
You go to reload
You pushed the magazine in too hard
It jams
Then you get killed by a 37 year old rug seller in sandals with a AK that's been shot with so much corrosive ammo it's practically smooth bore.
Even in it's niche - managing to shoot through very good armoured plating at 800-1,000 metres, it's 10,000 DOLLAR FUCKING OPTIC only magnifies 8x
Good luck shooting what's essentially a speck on your scope with a 2moa rifle nigga.
Thank you pete hegseth for this garbage rifle
I am not even kidding when I say I would rather take a modernized AK to war than this
The modernized AK would probably cost under 2,000 with all it's attachments and accessories and 120 rounds of ammunition too.
They even look cooler too.
The ONLY thing it does better is piercing through armoured plates, and that is not much of a tradeoff.
They issued this rifle because they have been paying very close attention to the Ukraine Russia war and realized at 400+ metres, 5.56x45 ammo firing out of US military weapons cannot pierce through enemy armour
But why did they not pay attention to the fact that in modernized war, where they are drones everywhere, a heavier rifle is GARBAGE!!! And that a modern military, which you'd expect would be the thing they're worried about if they're worried about modern military armour, would be using mortars, artillery, air strikes and sniper teams against you if you're 800-1,000 metres away..
Keep in mind, the US military will use this as their MAIN rifle against Iran if a ground invasion happens.
Tagging people who may care about war/guns:
@Jason Voorhees @aids @yussimania @Wuzzdio @User28823
@Jason Voorhees @aids @yussimania @Wuzzdio @User28823
