USMC Wants Beta-C mags?

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14 years 7 months ago #4229 by crux
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From: USMC nears automatic rifle replacement

"The US Marine Corps (USMC) Systems Command (MCSC) has announced the award of four contracts to three companies for the USMC's Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR) programme...

Examples included: an empty weight (excluding the magazine and accessories) of less than 12.5 lb (5.67 kg) as a threshold and 10.5 lb as objective; a sustained rate of fire of 360 rounds per minute (threshold) and 750 rounds per minute (objective); and accommodate a magazine with a threshold capacity of 100 rounds with an objective goal of a magazine that permits rapid visual determination of the number of rounds remaining. In addition, service planners mandated that the IAR "shall accept and function with the current Marine Corps service rifle [the M16A4] 30-round magazines."

So what I read there is USMC wants something lighter than the M249, like a sturdier M-16 with essentially a 100 round Beta-C mag with clear back cover (and presumably a quick change barrel)? Wonder what form this new rifle will take.

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14 years 7 months ago #4232 by The Duck of Death
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mmsshh wrote:

Crux they just think they want that thing its a pain. There is a better unit on the market that the back opens up to load and it works.MSH


I have one and while it is a novelty I would never trust it in battle. Too much maintenance and while it would work from a defended position with good protection and cover you wouldn't want to drop to prone with it on your weapon and bash it into the ground. I

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14 years 7 months ago #4281 by crux
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Nice, I like. Would like them to get the price down though. Doesn't all that get to be a lot of weight on the single anchor point of the mag release? I saw the plastic body 100 round box for the M14, and figured yea, it could be modded to fit an Armalite AR10, but I wouldn't want to hang that much weight off the gun with just plastic to hold it up.

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