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		<title>Polish &#8220;Neon&#8221; 5.56mm and 25mm / 40mm weapon</title>
		<link>http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/09/12/polish-neon-556mm-and-25mm-40mm-weapon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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The &#8220;Neon&#8221;?
It looks like Poland is developing their own version of the XM29 OICW concept, according to the MSPO 2008 website. It may or may not be called the &#8220;Neon&#8221;, Google translate is not great at best of times.
What makes the Polish concept unique is that the grenade launcher part of the weapon will, at [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/files-spec-2008-09-t-rt3z-neon.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/files-spec-2008-09-t-rt3z-neon.jpg','popup','width=500+20,height=188+20,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false" class="tfb_thumbnail"><img rel="thumbnail" src="http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/files-spec-2008-09-t-rt3z-neon-tm.jpg" height="150" width="400" align="" border="1" hspace="4" vspace="4" alt=" Files Spec 2008 09 T Rt3Z Neon" title="" longdesc="" /></a><br />
The &#8220;Neon&#8221;?</p>
<p>It looks like Poland is developing their own version of the XM29 OICW concept, according to the MSPO 2008 website. It may or may not be called the &#8220;Neon&#8221;, Google translate is not great at best of times.</p>
<p>What makes the Polish concept unique is that the grenade launcher part of the weapon will, at this stage in the design, be able to be removed and swapped for a different caliber, either 40mm or 25mm.</p>
<p>I am going to predict that they will end up with one caliber and not bother with the complexity and cost of multiple calibers.</p>
<p>It has the usual fire control system to program air burst grenades to detonate at a certain distance.</p>
<p>I will be watching with interest to see what happens with this program. Sweden and Singapore are also developing similar weapons and South Korea will be fielding the XK11 Korean New Rifle in 2010.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/1217209345-01.jpg" onclick="window.open('http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/1217209345-01.jpg','popup','width=976+20,height=647+20,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false" class="tfb_thumbnail"><img rel="thumbnail" src="http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/1217209345-01-tm.jpg" height="265" width="400" align="" border="1" hspace="4" vspace="4" alt="1217209345 01" title="" longdesc="" /></a><br />
<em>XK11 Korean New Rifle<br />
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<p>More information <a href="http://209.85.171.104/translate_c?hl=en&amp;sl=pl&amp;u=http://www.altair.com.pl/nsp-spec-115&amp;prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://www.altair.com.pl/nsp-spec-115%26hl%3Den%26esrch%3DBetaShortcuts&amp;usg=ALkJrhiu_zF1V1B5oN48MihkrtfFAjKYuw">here</a> (translated with google)</p>
<p><em>I have done my best to find accurate information about this firearm on the Polish MSPO 2008 website. I do not speak or read Polish so I had to rely on Google Translate. If I got something wrong, please correct me in the comments.<br />
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		<title>150 round AR CL-MAG</title>
		<link>http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/09/11/150-round-ar-cl-mag/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SayUncle blogged a video of this ulta-high capacity 150 round AR-15 compatible (STANAG) magazine: the Armatac Industries CL-MAG.

The CL-MAG™ offers for the first time a reliable and efficient 150 rd magazine for the .223/5.56mm rifle. Designed to fit NATO standard (STANAG-4179) rifles, the CL-MAG™ quickly converts a rifleman with a standard M4 into automatic support [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>SayUncle <a href="http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/09/08/high-capacity/">blogged</a> a <a href="http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/09/08/high-capacity/">video</a> of this ulta-high capacity 150 round AR-15 compatible (STANAG) magazine: the Armatac Industries CL-MAG.</p>
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<blockquote><p>The CL-MAG™ offers for the first time a reliable and efficient 150 rd magazine for the .223/5.56mm rifle. Designed to fit NATO standard (STANAG-4179) rifles, the CL-MAG™ quickly converts a rifleman with a standard M4 into automatic support personnel. The 150 rd magazines have been routinely emptied through the standard AR-15 setup without weapon failure. (Ambient temperature starts). The flexibility of such force multiplication makes the CL-MAG™ the most dominant accessory for the AR/M4/M16 family of weapons.</p></blockquote>
<p>I must say I don&#8217;t get it. If the magazine breaks you are stuffed unless you are carrying other magazines. For example you may have to carry a 150 round CL-MAG, as well as 3&#215;30 round magazines. If the CL mag jams after 50 rounds you are now carrying 100 rounds less than you were a minute ago.<br />
On the other hand the Singaporean 5.56 LMG, the STK Ultimax 100, the same people who make the <a href="http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/09/04/st-kinetics-cpw-compact-personal-weapon/">CPW</a>, takes STANAG magazines and currently uses a modified 100 round <a href="http://www.betaco.com/index.asp">C-Mag</a>. This would give it 50% more capacity and increase rate of fire. The added weight may even be beneficial (when being fired, not carried).</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/300px-ultimax100-1.jpg" height="162" width="300" align="" border="1" hspace="4" vspace="4" alt="300Px-Ultimax100-1" title="" longdesc="" /><br />
<em>Photo from Wikipedia.<br />
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<p>The Ultimax 100 is being marketed to the Marines. It is has very low recoil, takes standard M16 magazines and can be operated by one person.</p>
<p>The weapon in action:</p>
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