NGSW imfo comes out

[Zachowon]

I keep forgetting about that.

Actually, the weight is due to the M240's mission profile and powder load requirements. If I remember right, to have lengthy bursts or continuous fire with 7.62NATO you'll need something that can take the heat and pressure, and it is only recently that we've improved metallurgy enough that being light, maintaining that capability, being durable enough to take the pressure, and keeping it cheap(ish) isn't mutually exclusive anymore.

We have the M240L which is a lighter shorterbarrled version.

And I honestly like the GD Design, the mussleis a little weird, but I am a fan of bullpups

 

[Battlegrinder]

So, is this actually happening for real? Because given this is...what, the third? fourth? attempt by the pentagon to develop a new infantry rifle, I have my doubts about this resulting in anything more than some flashy prototypes or a brief field deployment before it gets cancelled.

 

[Zachowon]

So, is this actually happening for real? Because given this is...what, the third? fourth? attempt by the pentagon to develop a new infantry rifle, I have my doubts about this resulting in anything more than some flashy prototypes or a brief field deployment before it gets cancelled.

The Army has gone all in and is actually going to go through with this

 

[Aaron Fox]

So, is this actually happening for real? Because given this is...what, the third? fourth? attempt by the pentagon to develop a new infantry rifle, I have my doubts about this resulting in anything more than some flashy prototypes or a brief field deployment before it gets cancelled.

The Army has gone all in and is actually going to go through with this

Thing is, the US military has no other choice in the matter. Body armor has advanced and proliferated to the point that intermediate ammunition is basically becoming useless as an ammunition choice, even with the AP cores. When podunk idiots in whateverstan have some effective body armor (and have the ability to purchase and maintain it), then change is inevitable.

 

[Whiskey Golf]

So, is this actually happening for real? Because given this is...what, the third? fourth? attempt by the pentagon to develop a new infantry rifle, I have my doubts about this resulting in anything more than some flashy prototypes or a brief field deployment before it gets cancelled.

at the most pessimistic, even if NGSW fails, we will at least have the switchover from brass to polymer cases, which will be a QOL improvement for the infantry, because polymer is way lighter than brass, and because it's an insulator, you can pick up freshly ejected polycases with your bare hands, so this'll let MGs run longer with less risk of cookoff (at least in the chamber, barrel cooling is still gonna havta be a thing).