simonrichter
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I just wondered what might be so superior about this gun to even consider it as the next standard rifle for the Army?
the cartridges appear to be so fat that the magazine holds only 20, the system appears to be quite complicated, and I'm not even talking about adopting a non NATO standard round no other Western country uses... I see the logistic benefit in lighter ammunition, but that could be achieved with conventional rounds using polymer instead of brass as well, couldn't it? Or the system SIG Sauer has submitted, with the hybrid metal casing seems much more pragmatic and potentially less problem-ridden to me...
Anybody 2c to throw into the ring?
the cartridges appear to be so fat that the magazine holds only 20, the system appears to be quite complicated, and I'm not even talking about adopting a non NATO standard round no other Western country uses... I see the logistic benefit in lighter ammunition, but that could be achieved with conventional rounds using polymer instead of brass as well, couldn't it? Or the system SIG Sauer has submitted, with the hybrid metal casing seems much more pragmatic and potentially less problem-ridden to me...
Anybody 2c to throw into the ring?