I was wondering what weapon will be replacing the M-16?

Which will it be?

M8 Carbine?



FN SCAR?



Robinson Arms XCR?



HK416?



Steyr AUG?



G36?




OICW?

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well, you can count the xm8 and robinson arms out.
I really think the weapons that stand a good chance of being the next rifle will be the fn scar or the hk 416. the fn scar has already been chosen by the sof as their next rifle. as for the OICW, i doubt it will happen. theres just too many things to go wrong when you try to put electronics on a rifle.

I think the weapon that will replace the M-16 would probly be the M8 this is a reliable weapon and alot of soldiers would probly love to use this weapon, but I'm not sure my friends say it will be the steyr AUG.

I think it will be the XM-8. SCAR will be a spec.ops tool. I never heard of Robinson being considered. I really like that H-K 416. LOOKS LIKE YOU CAN load it up with extras. damn! i wish i had one.

watever H-K makes, puts out is a winner. I do believe the SCAR and its variations will be a SF tool. It has so many ways to change up. Special Ops will have thier pick of goodies, no doubt. To equip an army, the weapon must be mass produced fairly easily, maintainable, and versatile. Not to mention not too pricey. Is the XM-8 durable? If not the 8, i hope its the H-K 416 or G-36. The G may be 7.62, and that will kill it. Robinson? i bet they come outta nowhere and get a contract. Probably cheaper, it may pass some of the tests, enough to get at least a part of the contract. H-K is proven, you can't go wrong with German workmanship. I bet we are all gonna be surprised.

I just hope it is a gun, that is lighter, jams less. Where the barrel is better quality and can handle the heat better.

But I hope and prefer, that they would go to a bigger round.

Something that does not go as far as the current 5.56 mm, but packs more of a punch.

With combat turning out to be more urban fighting. I dont wanna have to pump 5 or 6 rounds into the person and have them still firing back at me.

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Originally posted by sporty98:
I just hope it is a gun, that is lighter, jams less. Where the barrel is better quality and can handle the heat better.

But I hope and prefer, that they would go to a bigger round.

Something that does not go as far as the current 5.56 mm, but packs more of a punch.

With combat turning out to be more urban fighting. I dont wanna have to pump 5 or 6 rounds into the person and have them still firing back at me.

wat about an UMP? if its CQB, the UMP got stopping power, and is made by H&K. the new 416 is a good choice too.

nothing anytime soon...

I personally like the G36.

The OCIW looks like it would be too heavy to be carrying around i would personally choose the HK416

well, in the ISRAELI'S case, its gonna be the Tavor. the ACOG is married right to the barrel, its a good balanced bullpup. saw it on Weaponology. that dude Machowicz was taking head shots at 300 meters. he was dead on. that little red dot is very effective. it comes in a few variations. the Israelis are involved in more urban combat than any army i can think of. but, you can take out a target at 300 meters too. i bet the M-16, M-4 will be around for a while to come. unless ur Spec.ops and you get a SCAR. its not a bad system either. it sounds good from wat i read. thats the drawback-I READ. never used it, so if someone has 1st hand knwledge, let me know. thanx

the more i see and read about the Israeli Tavor, the more i wish they would field it and test it, thouroughly. the Israeli Col. in charge of the project said when in a dirty, sandy environ, the M-16 and M-4 jammed sometimes. the soldiers were worried. the Tavor was made in a way to alleviate those fears, while maintaining the firepower of the M-16 and M-4. looks like they did a great job. it comes in different variants too. the Israeli Defense Industry does not get enough credit.

I read the Army plans to buy 100,000 M4s in 2008 so I guess until otherwise said, it will probably replacing the M16

the iocw would be alot better than an m4 the only thing is that all that electronics somthing could go wrong with it but thats just my opinion

i bet we will still be asking the same question this time next year. blame the greedy pols.

If it was up to me i would rather just keep the M16, its been around for forever and it seems to still be getting the job done. But if i had to pick one i would say that the M* has the best chance, I would like to see bigger rounds tha the standard 5.56mm cause we need something to pack a big punch.

idk i was thinking the m16 would be hard to beat, then i saw the OICW and that looks good, but what happens if you drop it in just the right way?

why not just upgrade to 6.8 change the cycling

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idk i was thinking the m16 would be hard to beat, then i saw the OICW and that looks good, but what happens if you drop it in just the right way?

But, with a 10 inch barrel good luck getting rounds on targets.

in anser to all the hk fans comments XM8 is being developed by the Heckler-Koch USA, from what i heard the m8 is the future infantry weapon as is at least a third lighter at just 2.659 kg It will fire all standard 5.56mm NATO ammunition, and, to further decrease the load on the future infantrymen, a new type of 5.56mm ammunition is now being developed. This new ammunition will have composite cases, with brass bases and polymer walls, which will reduce weight of the complete ammunition, while maintaining compatibility with all 5.56mm NATO weapons also its a one weapon fits all package Barrel length: 318 mm in basic configuration; also 229 mm in Compact and 508 mm in Sharpshooter and SAW versions and the g36 is out due to the fact that the XM8 is a derivative of the Heckler-Koch G36 assault rifle, and thus it is almost similar to that rifle in design and functioning the oicw is huge and heavey length 890mm weight 7 kg and the price of manufacture = sf only weapon hope that helps mate