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New military rifle lighter, more powerful
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| 09-29-2010
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Posted on 09/04/2010 8:10:09 AM PDT by em2vn
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What is the 7.62 X ? I missed the length of the cartridge. My apologizies if this is a repeat.
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posted on
09/04/2010 8:10:11 AM PDT
by
em2vn
To: em2vn
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posted on
09/04/2010 8:11:39 AM PDT
by
Perdogg
(Nancy Pelosi did more damage to America on 03/21 than Al Qaeda did on 09/11)
To: Perdogg
also goes by the civilian caliber .308.
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posted on
09/04/2010 8:14:36 AM PDT
by
rrebo
To: em2vn
i want one...
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posted on
09/04/2010 8:17:43 AM PDT
by
Chode
(American Hedonist *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: em2vn
7.62 X 51. Also called a .308
Everything old is new again. General Patton called the M1 Garand the best rifle ever developed. It used a .30-06 round. .30 caliber rounds seem to work well in all applications: AK, M1 Garand, M14, and now the SCAR M-17.
To: em2vn
The info was in the article:
It can also fire the standard 5.56mm bullets now used in the M-4 the mainstay of special operators or the larger, 7.62mm bullet, which is more effective at longer distances.Lets hope that it doesn't require the maintenance that the M-4/M-16 required to stay functional. Not very practical in field conditions.
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posted on
09/04/2010 8:18:52 AM PDT
by
Calvinist_Dark_Lord
((I have come here to kick @$$ and chew bubblegum...and I'm all outta bubblegum! ~Roddy Piper))
To: em2vn; All
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posted on
09/04/2010 8:19:14 AM PDT
by
A. Morgan
To: em2vn
"New military rifle lighter, more powerful" Confusing headline. Sounds like a description of a rifle shaped cigarette lighter. Perhaps a comma after "rifle" or even a period.
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posted on
09/04/2010 8:20:05 AM PDT
by
101voodoo
To: em2vn
Thank goodness someone finally broke the 5.56mm mafia monopoly.
Let’s hope this opens the way for more military units to adopt the SCAR-H as well.
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posted on
09/04/2010 8:21:05 AM PDT
by
LSUfan
To: em2vn
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posted on
09/04/2010 8:23:33 AM PDT
by
LSUfan
To: 101voodoo
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posted on
09/04/2010 8:26:25 AM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: em2vn
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posted on
09/04/2010 8:28:28 AM PDT
by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: em2vn; Chode
Interesting looking weapon but really must the wheel be re-invented? Wouldn’t a cut back M14 but with a new lighter stock served as well.
Not to mention years earlier in the field.
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posted on
09/04/2010 8:29:10 AM PDT
by
tlb
To: Perdogg
I was hoping for the 30.06 which is a 7.62X63. I was surprised that the barrels are only good for fifteen thousnd rounds-not that I will every put that many rounds downrange but with the advancements in production it seems fifteen thousand is a low number.
I hope the weapons works out as planned.
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posted on
09/04/2010 8:31:36 AM PDT
by
em2vn
To: em2vn
Here are some more specifications.
It appears that this weapon will also fire 7.62 x 39mm ammunition from the AK-47.
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posted on
09/04/2010 8:31:49 AM PDT
by
Calvinist_Dark_Lord
((I have come here to kick @$$ and chew bubblegum...and I'm all outta bubblegum! ~Roddy Piper))
To: Chode
I’ll stick with my kids Dragonov
To: tlb
But the M14 wasn’t an ugly black rifle.
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posted on
09/04/2010 8:35:15 AM PDT
by
barb-tex
(Nov. 2!(Election Day) Dia de los Muertas. ( Day of the Dead), Them or Us. Nov 5, Guy Falkes Day)
To: Perdogg
I re-read the article but I missed the reference to the NATO round. Is it in the article?
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posted on
09/04/2010 8:35:17 AM PDT
by
em2vn
To: em2vn
Might's well see what we're discussing"
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posted on
09/04/2010 8:37:00 AM PDT
by
TXnMA
("Allah": Satan's current alias...)
To: 101voodoo
>>Confusing headline. Sounds like a description of a rifle shaped cigarette lighter. Perhaps a comma after “rifle” or even a period.<<
Hey! Hush! It was meant to throw off the anti gun people.
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