Will the US Military adopt the Barrett REC7 (M468) Assault Rifle?
To start off I love this rifle. It is an M16 with an upper receiver made by Barrett and we already know them to be reliable. It shoots 6.8 which is very good and provides the stopping power worthy of an Assault rifle with the accuracy and precision of an M16. It would be a great counter to the Ak-47 which makes the M16 look like a BB Gun. I hear many stories of insurgents still coming at you after being hit with an M16.
When I enlist in the Marines soon i hope to have a reliable gun.
do you think the US Military will replace the M16 with this.
Just some extra information: In addition, the REC7 uses the new 6.8 mm Remington SPC (6.8 x 43) cartridge, a round that is of roughly equivalent length to 5.56 mm ammunition, making it compatible with the M16 and M4 rifle magazines currently in use by the United States Military. According to Barrett, the new 6.8 mm round boasts 50% more stopping power than the 5.56 mm round and a longer effective range. The round has a slightly lower velocity than the 5.56 mm round, however Barrett claims it has 1.5 times the kinetic energy of the 5.56 mm round. The company claims that it is effective at six hundred meters and has a muzzle velocity of 2650 feet per second when fired from a 16 inch barrel. Like many AR-15 type rifles, such as the M16/M4, the barrel is threaded to allow muzzle attachments such as a suppressor, it can also use the M16/M4s bayonet on its muzzle like the M9 Bayonet or OKC-3S Bayonet. The REC7 employs the S.I.R. handguard (Selective Integration Rail) manufactured by ARMS Inc
which allows many military accessories such as a bipod, night vision devices, and combat optics to be placed on the rifle. In addition the SIR system has flip-up iron sights already built in to the system for when the weapon is used as a stand alone rifle.
M4 Carbine or the M16 aren’t good enough for the grunts on the field. This isn’t really a new revelation either. Let’s face it, since day 1 of the adoption of the M16 during Vietnam, the M16 hasn’t exactly been everyone’s favorite assualt rifle. In fact, it has been regarded by some as a killer of US troops, leaving them stuck in firefights without effective stopping power and jammed rounds.
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August 5th, 2010 at 5:32 am
No. M16 has been around a long time since Vietnam. The M16 is reliable and the M4 is too. Why spend millions just to have a better upper reciever? The M16 and M4 are perfect for the job at hand. Like the guy above me said when we do upgrade it will be a more high tech gun.
August 5th, 2010 at 5:32 am
no
August 5th, 2010 at 5:32 am
No. The military is a conservative organization and M16 in one form or another has been doing the job for approximately 4 decades.
When they finally do replace it, I expect the replacement to be a much more high tech weapon than your favorite.
August 5th, 2010 at 5:32 am
Wow, no never going to happen. And the M4/M16 are perfectly capable for our mission. Are there better weapons out there? Undoubtedly there is. Are we going to get rid of the 5.56 any time soon? NO. 99% of M16 series malfunctions have come from faulty magazines, most of which is caused because someone saw in a movie where they banged the magazines on their helmets. Looks cool but in real life it separates the feeder lips on the top of the mag and cause double feeds, bolt overrides, and mis-feeds. Bipods are not necessary AT ALL for an assault rifle. And both the M16A4 and the M4 allow for nvds, optics, lasers, grips and other accessories to be easily attached.
August 5th, 2010 at 5:32 am
The US military is not looking at any rifles to replace the M-4
None at all.
So NO they are NOT going to replace the m-4 any time soon.
from every survey done on US forces, over 90% are perfectly happy with the m-4