Comments on: Potential Marine IAR designs down to four http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/12/23/potential-marine-iar-designs-down-to-four/ Firearms not Politics Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:46:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Magni http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/12/23/potential-marine-iar-designs-down-to-four/#comment-14808 Magni Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:08:13 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=3870#comment-14808 Erm, okaaaaaay... Replacing the SAW with a 30-round-magazine rifle that is basically the M-16 Mk II. Why does this remember me of the debacle that was the BAR used as a LMG against Germans with belt-fed MG34/42s? Erm, okaaaaaay…

Replacing the SAW with a 30-round-magazine rifle that is basically the M-16 Mk II. Why does this remember me of the debacle that was the BAR used as a LMG against Germans with belt-fed MG34/42s?

]]> By: Lance http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/12/23/potential-marine-iar-designs-down-to-four/#comment-11820 Lance Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:52:59 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=3870#comment-11820 I hope Colt or HK wins not only will there designs are accurate and religable. They share parts with the standerd M-16A2 and M-16A4, makeing field maintence easy and easy to find parts. Accracy is better than a FN anyway. I hope Colt or HK wins not only will there designs are accurate and religable. They share parts with the standerd M-16A2 and M-16A4, makeing field maintence easy and easy to find parts. Accracy is better than a FN anyway.

]]> By: Daniel E. Watters http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/12/23/potential-marine-iar-designs-down-to-four/#comment-4346 Daniel E. Watters Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:36:36 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=3870#comment-4346 These are just potential maximum contract values. A final winner has not been selected yet from the four candidates. Only enough money is going to be parceled out for now for 10 test samples of each candidate, plus parts and support. Nobody is guaranteed the maximum order of 6,500 rifles. These are just potential maximum contract values. A final winner has not been selected yet from the four candidates. Only enough money is going to be parceled out for now for 10 test samples of each candidate, plus parts and support. Nobody is guaranteed the maximum order of 6,500 rifles.

]]> By: jdun1911 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/12/23/potential-marine-iar-designs-down-to-four/#comment-4331 jdun1911 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 07:13:37 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=3870#comment-4331 Colt has two contracts, totaling 28 millions for 13,000 rifles. Price point wise you can't beat it. I also like this: "The IAR is planned to replace the M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW) currently employed by automatic riflemen within Infantry and Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalions." Direct and to the point. Colt has two contracts, totaling 28 millions for 13,000 rifles. Price point wise you can’t beat it.

I also like this:

“The IAR is planned to replace the M249 Squad Automatic Weapons (SAW) currently employed by automatic riflemen within Infantry and Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalions.”

Direct and to the point.

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