Canada‘s Next Assault Rifle..
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Double tap is when you come in contact with an enemy. You fire either 2 quick shots to keep his/her head down then you hit the dirt, or in close combat you fire 2 shot at centre of mass to drop that badguy before he double taps you. Double taps are done on repetition for greater control.
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That‘s what I ment.. hrmm I didn‘t say what I was meaning to say right.
Having full auto on still allows you to fire off single shots does it not?
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Okay this is what I ment, between being able to Single fire, double tap, or need be go full auto without switchen with the safety.
Having full auto on still allows you to fire off single shots does it not?
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Okay this is what I ment, between being able to Single fire, double tap, or need be go full auto without switchen with the safety.
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Jay, setting on full-auto does allow you to fire single shots, but you have to have really good trigger control to from from firing a burst. It‘s very rare that you‘ll find a rifle set on full auto - during FIBUA it used to be that way for room clearing, but that‘s a thing of the past now.
Full auto fire is mainly used if you need to get a lot of rounds downrange in order to suppress an enemy position for an extended period or if a section is providing a fire base and needs to pour a tremendous volume of fire onto a target. When you need to ensure accuracy, repetition (semi) is the better choice because only the first round (maybe two if you aim low and to the left) of automatic fire is accurate anyhow!
Full auto fire is mainly used if you need to get a lot of rounds downrange in order to suppress an enemy position for an extended period or if a section is providing a fire base and needs to pour a tremendous volume of fire onto a target. When you need to ensure accuracy, repetition (semi) is the better choice because only the first round (maybe two if you aim low and to the left) of automatic fire is accurate anyhow!
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The US Special Operations Command uses the XM-25, an upgrade of the Vietnam-era M-21 (a tuned up version of the M-14) that uses a McMillan stock, Harris bipod, and a new scope mount that retrofits to the old scope rail so it mounts a Picatinny Rail (or "flat top") on the receiver. It is a medium range rifle.It is used when a fast second shot is more important than one slow well-aimed one.
BTW Jonsey, TV‘s "The A-Team" used AC-556s, assault carbine versions of the "Mini-14".
BTW Jonsey, TV‘s "The A-Team" used AC-556s, assault carbine versions of the "Mini-14".
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The M16A2 (AR-15A2) is selective fire. (SAFE, SEMI, BURST).
The M16A3 (AR-15A2) is full auto and was issued to Special Operations personnel who needed the ability to lay down supressive fire (SAFE, SEMI, AUTO). It was used by the US Army Rangers, US Special Forces, Navy SEALs, etc.
The M-16A4 (AR-15A3) is selective fire and has the C8A1/M4 style "flat top" Picatinny Rail and the SOPMOD M5 Rail Interface System forend(like the SFW and SFSW). It is used by Mechanised Infantry units and may serve with Special Operations forces when they are in wide open areas like the desert.
The US Army‘s TRADOC website has a manual for the M-16 series that gives the stats for the M16A1, M16A2/A3 and M16A4.
Since most people have never seen the M-16A3, they don‘t know about its existence. Civilians also get confused by the designation for the civilian AR-15A3 (the "flat tops") and think the M16A4 is the M16A3.
The M16A3 (AR-15A2) is full auto and was issued to Special Operations personnel who needed the ability to lay down supressive fire (SAFE, SEMI, AUTO). It was used by the US Army Rangers, US Special Forces, Navy SEALs, etc.
The M-16A4 (AR-15A3) is selective fire and has the C8A1/M4 style "flat top" Picatinny Rail and the SOPMOD M5 Rail Interface System forend(like the SFW and SFSW). It is used by Mechanised Infantry units and may serve with Special Operations forces when they are in wide open areas like the desert.
The US Army‘s TRADOC website has a manual for the M-16 series that gives the stats for the M16A1, M16A2/A3 and M16A4.
Since most people have never seen the M-16A3, they don‘t know about its existence. Civilians also get confused by the designation for the civilian AR-15A3 (the "flat tops") and think the M16A4 is the M16A3.
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The 7.62mm NATO Knight‘s Armament Corporation (KAC) SR-25 is a different weapon than the XM-25. It is based on a modified AR-10 design and is used by the Navy SEALS as a "Sniper Support Weapon".
The XM-8 series is projected depending on whether the US buys the OICW. It may or may not be adopted in any large numbers by the US Army.
Remember the HK G-11? The ACR? The Armored Gun System?)
The XM-8 series is projected depending on whether the US buys the OICW. It may or may not be adopted in any large numbers by the US Army.
Remember the HK G-11? The ACR? The Armored Gun System?)
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The British SA-80 IW and LSW has recently been upgraded by Heckler und Koch to the tune of US$93 million(?).
There are still reports of jamming and feed problems in the Southwest Asia theater, but that may be due to a more lax cleaning regimen (the US armed forces clean their M16s frequently due to 40+ years of experience with it, especially in rough conditions) and the faulty NATO STANAG 30-round M16-style magazine (the magazine cannot hold a full thirty rounds without jamming...sand creeps into the magazine spring to cause feeding problems...the aluminum magazine lips deform easily..etc.)
US soldiers and Marines interviewed in the same theater by the British press confirmed that their M16s had similar problems.
There are still reports of jamming and feed problems in the Southwest Asia theater, but that may be due to a more lax cleaning regimen (the US armed forces clean their M16s frequently due to 40+ years of experience with it, especially in rough conditions) and the faulty NATO STANAG 30-round M16-style magazine (the magazine cannot hold a full thirty rounds without jamming...sand creeps into the magazine spring to cause feeding problems...the aluminum magazine lips deform easily..etc.)
US soldiers and Marines interviewed in the same theater by the British press confirmed that their M16s had similar problems.
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The C7A1 have been in use since 1996 with the RNLMC(Royal Netherlands Marine Corps),And proved to be a good weapon in all weather use from Norway to Iraq.We only got another sling that works more easy
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It looks like the american military is going away from the OICW concept at least for a national main weapon. C-7 works for us now and it‘s simplicity is obvious when you consider the conditions it is put thru. We will see more lessons learned from Afghanistan and Iraq (m16 issues) I am sure in the future. One being range.
Fifties: I think the USA built something like 4,000,000 fifty cals during WW2. The bulk would have been air-cooled M2s for use on armoured vehicles, fighters and bombers.
M4/C8: A problem with short barrelled 5.56mm carbines is the drop in velocity to sub-sonic past 100 metres, and the loss in terminal effects that it entails. This may be a cause of the gentle push towards 6.8mm or similar in some circles. Remember the Brit .280 EM2? Everything old is new again!
M4/C8: A problem with short barrelled 5.56mm carbines is the drop in velocity to sub-sonic past 100 metres, and the loss in terminal effects that it entails. This may be a cause of the gentle push towards 6.8mm or similar in some circles. Remember the Brit .280 EM2? Everything old is new again!
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Uhm dude even a 10.3" C8CQB is supersonic past 100m
2500-2700 fps is the 100% fragmentation threshold.
C77 has a MV of 3150fps out of the C7A1/A2, and it drop below 2700 fps around 130m, and 2500fps
@ 185m.
From the 14.5" C8 it has a MV of 2925 fps, dropping below 2700fps @60m and 2500fps @ 130m.
With the 16" C8SFW MV is 3009fps and it drops below 2700fps @ 90m and 2500fps @ 160m
2500-2700 fps is the 100% fragmentation threshold.
C77 has a MV of 3150fps out of the C7A1/A2, and it drop below 2700 fps around 130m, and 2500fps
@ 185m.
From the 14.5" C8 it has a MV of 2925 fps, dropping below 2700fps @60m and 2500fps @ 130m.
With the 16" C8SFW MV is 3009fps and it drops below 2700fps @ 90m and 2500fps @ 160m
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From the U.S side Somalia inquiries...
5.56mm cal. doesn't have the punch required for urban warfare...
5.56mm cal. doesn't have the punch required for urban warfare...
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