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2016-09-10 Science & Technology

MC: Army defends XM-25 scatter gun targeted by Pentagon critics

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Posted by Fleater Gromomble9685 2016-09-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11124 views ] Top

#1 Send a few critics to war and see what they think then.

Posted by gorb 2016-09-10 11:50|| 2016-09-10 11:50|| Front Page Top

#2 Here you are gents.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-09-10 12:36|| 2016-09-10 12:36|| Front Page Top

#3 Yeah, but that one isn't semi-automatic and lacks a trigger padded with the finest Corinthian leather.

The basic idea - a rifle grenade that can be detonated at a defined point in space - is quite clever. The current implementation seems a bit unwieldy Hint: try cutting back on the features. The trick to design is not what to put in , but what to leave out,

Posted by SteveS 2016-09-10 12:52|| 2016-09-10 12:52|| Front Page Top

#4 I remember the fun with the original M-16. Seems like this thing is awfully complicated to be reliable and rugged.

What say you of knowledge?

Posted by AlanC 2016-09-10 13:36|| 2016-09-10 13:36|| Front Page Top

#5 MilkorM32 video.

Milkor USA

Posted by Besoeker 2016-09-10 13:41|| 2016-09-10 13:41|| Front Page Top

#6 OMG! Milkor has reinvented Johnny 7 OMA!

Posted by SteveS 2016-09-10 14:14|| 2016-09-10 14:14|| Front Page Top

#7 Shell size trumps all. A 25mm vs. 40mm payload means that as soon as this system gets debugged it will be too much money for too little bang. The new fuse for the 40mm and a sight for the Picatinny rails means you could airburst all sorts of interesting things: WP, CS, etc.

Posted by magpie 2016-09-10 14:37|| 2016-09-10 14:37|| Front Page Top

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