March 11, 2008
SOCOM gets a new rifle -- and it's a humdinger
Kim Du Toit posted recently on the new rifles approved by SOCOM (Special Operations Command) for use by U.S. elite troops, replacements for the late-model M-16 variants with which few seem satisfied.
The folks at OPFOR tracked down this video, giving you a close look at the SCAR heavy and the SCAR light. They seem like quite an improvement over the current generation of rifles we're fielding.
It's just a shame they won't be offered to the regular grunts, who are stuck with their short-barreled M-4s.
I wonder if anyone in Congress is listening; every so often, the politicians force an improvement on an unwilling military -- a break from the usual pork-barrel politics wherein the troops get some substandard gear or gold-plated gadget to satisfy a pol's homestate defense industry.
Posted by Mike Lief at March 11, 2008 11:17 PM
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