Why does no country use the XM8 Assault rifle?
December 17th, 2009 by eranio
It has out performed all the other assault rifles in the "dust test." So why isn’t anyone using it?
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December 17th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
Its a Heckler and Koch design manufactured by ATK. It was formally cancelled in Oct. 2005.
I believe it was revived by some German investors but where it stands at the moment I’m not certain. Your correct it IS a very cool assault rifle worthy of praise. But remember, the AR-15 took a while to get noticed and so might the XM8.
Furthermore, anything designed by Heckler and Koch comes with a huge price tag. The MP5 is only used by special forces here, but a standardized weapon in Europe.
There are some now assault weapons out now that may out perform than the XM8 like the Super "v" or and a new wave of bull pup designs. Either way, it is a impresive weapon though.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
Do you mean citizens, police or the military?
Citizens are banned from using assualt weapons in most countries. Police rarely use assualt rifles of any kind and the military probably has acccess to far better weapons.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
CAUSE EVERYONE FEARS GOD..
December 17th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
isnt easy to replace an entire army’s arsenal with new small arms. they need to be sure. expensive, and USA is in the middle of 2 wars.
that and the m16 family, including the m4, still kicks ass. i haven’t met a military guy who was dissatisfied with them.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
Cost is a major issue.
First, understand that even the U.S. purchases AK variants to provide local forces in areas like Asia and the Middle East and not our own M16 and M4.
For a country to adopt it you not only have to account for the cost of each unit, but also the cost of every spare part, plus all the re-training of personnel from the soldiers who fire it, to the techs who repair them, to the purchasing and warehousing grunts who acquire and supply them. Add to that the cost of disposing of your current inventory and a new weapon would have to be more than just significantly better than the previous one to justify the change.
December 17th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
"Although there were high hopes that the XM8 would become the Army’s new standard infantry rifle, the project was put on hold in April 2005, and was formally canceled on October 31, 2005."
Politics, possibly.