A New Toy For Gunny?

[FakeNewsSux]

Something interesting coming out of a guy's garage in Colorado Springs:

Army might have found its new rifle in Colorado Springs garage

• By: Tom Roeder
• Sep 30, 2018 Updated 2 hrs ago

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The Army adopted its battle rifle in 1963 and has spent 55 years looking for a replacement for the M-16 and its variants.

They might have found it in Martin Grier’s Colorado Springs garage. Grier, a self-described inventor who has worked at a local bed and breakfast, built the new “ribbon gun” with a hobbyist’s tools. It looks like a space-age toy drawn by a fifth-grader.

But goofy origins and cartoon-looks aside, this could be the gun of the future. The Army is studying Grier’s gun and has ordered a military-grade prototype.

https://gazette.com/military/army-mi...5a0e767a4.html

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

Something interesting coming out of a guy's garage in Colorado Springs:

Army might have found its new rifle in Colorado Springs garage

• By: Tom Roeder
• Sep 30, 2018 Updated 2 hrs ago

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The Army adopted its battle rifle in 1963 and has spent 55 years looking for a replacement for the M-16 and its variants.

They might have found it in Martin Grier’s Colorado Springs garage. Grier, a self-described inventor who has worked at a local bed and breakfast, built the new “ribbon gun” with a hobbyist’s tools. It looks like a space-age toy drawn by a fifth-grader.

But goofy origins and cartoon-looks aside, this could be the gun of the future. The Army is studying Grier’s gun and has ordered a military-grade prototype.

https://gazette.com/military/army-mi...5a0e767a4.html

I see both positives and negatives in this new design. Lets just go with the first one I saw. Fires by using an electric pulse instead of a firing pin.. hmmmmmmm-- wouldnt that require a power source--as in a battery?
How about shelf life of a battery and its failure at a critical moment.
I suggest, just bring back the M-14...
And why fire 4 bullets at once--wouldn't that be a waste of ammo? Especially when all 4 miss?
THAT COULD BE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WASTED IN AMMO ALONE.. --Tyr

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I see both positives and negatives in this new design. Lets just go with the first one I saw. Fires by using an electric pulse instead of a firing pin.. hmmmmmmm-- wouldnt that require a power source--as in a battery?
How about shelf life of a battery and its failure at a critical moment.
I suggest, just bring back the M-14...
And why fire 4 bullets at once--wouldn't that be a waste of ammo? Especially when all 4 miss?
THAT COULD BE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WASTED IN AMMO ALONE.. --Tyr

Tyr. Yes, it might be a waste of billions. But...it only takes ONE bullet out of 4 to save your life.

[Gunny]

I'm with Tyr. M-14 works fine for me and I don't have to learn anything new. I'm not a "new is better for the sake of being new" type person.

[CSM]

Where the hell do you put the bayonet on that thing???

[Gunny]

Where the hell do you put the bayonet on that thing???

I was wondering that about the M-4, Sergeant Major and came to the conclusion that if I had to carry one of those pint size rifles with no ass to them, I'd need a spear of a sword or something for hand to hand.

As far as this new thing goes, I think I have a further reach bare handed than trying to buttstoke with that thing. Guess it'd make an okay club. If it didn't bend ...

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Something interesting coming out of a guy's garage in Colorado Springs:

Army might have found its new rifle in Colorado Springs garage

• By: Tom Roeder
• Sep 30, 2018 Updated 2 hrs ago

Caption +

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The Army adopted its battle rifle in 1963 and has spent 55 years looking for a replacement for the M-16 and its variants.

They might have found it in Martin Grier’s Colorado Springs garage. Grier, a self-described inventor who has worked at a local bed and breakfast, built the new “ribbon gun” with a hobbyist’s tools. It looks like a space-age toy drawn by a fifth-grader.

But goofy origins and cartoon-looks aside, this could be the gun of the future. The Army is studying Grier’s gun and has ordered a military-grade prototype.

https://gazette.com/military/army-mi...5a0e767a4.html

This guy probably built this thing for like $50 , but an Army version will probably cost $10,000.