Turks Adopt Rejected U.S. Army Rifle

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cwDeici 11/7/2008 4:16:36 AM

Of course the AK is even older and has poor aim and is way too heavy. In no way am I suggesting it is a better gun today (though some of its children or relatives could take a bat). People on some forums will suggest this, of course they are ignorant.

Perhaps it is that the M16 has weathered so many complaints (some of them unreasonable) over the decades that the brass has grown accustomed to ignoring it?

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maruben Venerable 11/7/2008 2:56:24 PM

The US Army's purpose in contracting for this prototype weapon was to provide replacement options for the venerable M16 rifle after the XM29 program ran into problems.

Really?... No. Good, and I truly like it, but is not venerable.

Dictionary Definition for Venerable

Main Entry:

ven·er·a·ble

Pronunciation:

\&s12;ve-n&O01;r(-&O01;)-b&O01;l, &s12;ven-r&O01;-b&O01;l\

Function:

adjective

Date:

15th century

1: deserving to be venerated... —used as a title for an Anglican archdeacon or for a Roman Catholic who has been accorded the lowest of three degrees of recognition for sanctity

2: made sacred especially by religious or historical association

3 a: calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments <a venerable jazz musician> ; broadly : conveying an impression of aged goodness and benevolence <encouraged by the venerable doctor's head-nodding> b: impressive by reason of age <under venerable pines>

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trenchsol 11/8/2008 6:35:58 AM

Could it be that brass keep M-16/M-4 because they are waiting for some groundbreaking innovation, something like fully battlefield ready rifle firing caseless ammo, or something else ? Something that would make all other rifles obsoleted ?

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Wanderer 11/9/2008 7:11:58 PM

No mostly it's because the AR-15 and its variants spawned their own industry and there's so much money tied up in it that would get lost everyone is afraid to move on. The defense industry is afraid of losing the profit without the assurance of a similar success in the future, the Brass is concerned at the potential hit the defense industry (and their own stock options) would take and the politicians are just sitting back taking contributions as normal.

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