Comments on: SOCOM adopting new rifle http://gunnuts.net/2008/02/29/socom-adopting-new-rifle/ Gun info by shooters, for shooters Thu, 17 May 2012 06:33:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Caleb http://gunnuts.net/2008/02/29/socom-adopting-new-rifle/#comment-2636 Caleb Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:52:12 +0000 http://www.nrahab.com/2008/02/29/socom-adopting-new-rifle/#comment-2636 Si, post has been updated to reflect my incorrectitude. Si, post has been updated to reflect my incorrectitude.

]]> By: Murdoc http://gunnuts.net/2008/02/29/socom-adopting-new-rifle/#comment-2635 Murdoc Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:27:43 +0000 http://www.nrahab.com/2008/02/29/socom-adopting-new-rifle/#comment-2635 A clarification to your correction: The Mk16 and Mk17 is the military designation for the FN SCAR-L and SCAR-H. They're not variants of M-16s, but otherwise you had it right. A clarification to your correction: The Mk16 and Mk17 is the military designation for the FN SCAR-L and SCAR-H. They’re not variants of M-16s, but otherwise you had it right.

]]> By: Alcibiades McZombie http://gunnuts.net/2008/02/29/socom-adopting-new-rifle/#comment-2638 Alcibiades McZombie Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:11:45 +0000 http://www.nrahab.com/2008/02/29/socom-adopting-new-rifle/#comment-2638 The complaint about wounding may be somewhat exaggerated (or some experts on wounding tell me), but it certainly lacks punch when passing through wood or concrete. What, no AR-10s? The complaint about wounding may be somewhat exaggerated (or some experts on wounding tell me), but it certainly lacks punch when passing through wood or concrete.

What, no AR-10s?

]]> By: Murdoc http://gunnuts.net/2008/02/29/socom-adopting-new-rifle/#comment-2637 Murdoc Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:17:07 +0000 http://www.nrahab.com/2008/02/29/socom-adopting-new-rifle/#comment-2637 It will be interesting to see how many of the 7.62 Mk17s are used compared to the 5.56 Mk16, and if they're used as standard rifles or mostly for sharpshooting and support-type roles. It will be interesting to see how many of the 7.62 Mk17s are used compared to the 5.56 Mk16, and if they’re used as standard rifles or mostly for sharpshooting and support-type roles.

]]> By: Rustmeister http://gunnuts.net/2008/02/29/socom-adopting-new-rifle/#comment-2639 Rustmeister Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:10:17 +0000 http://www.nrahab.com/2008/02/29/socom-adopting-new-rifle/#comment-2639 I wonder if that will open up M1A's to the CMP now? I doubt it, but I can dream. I wonder if that will open up M1A’s to the CMP now? I doubt it, but I can dream.

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