Photo Of The Day – We take a detailed look at a group of Operators from Forsvarets Spesialkommando (FSK) / Norwegian Special Operation Commando. The Norwegian Special Operations Forces are using the Colt C8 SFW and Colt C8 CQB rifles, and not the regular-issue [Read More…]
Heckler & Koch, Germany, have been renaming their weapon systems. It’s been going on for a while and I’ve been trying to decipher this ever since I saw some of the new HK firearms at Enforce Tac 2017, Germany. Could there be errors in my list? Yes, [Read More…]
It would seem, at least according to Colt Canada, that the United States Marine Corps is a partner (with Canadian & British militaries) in the development of C7 and C8 rifle upgrades. The announcement came from Colt Canada’s General Manager Jeff Macleod at the [Read More…]
The 43 Commando’s Fleet Protection Group has recently come out in a press briefing that the unit has replaced the L95 service rifle (bullpup SA80) with Colt Canada C8s, which the MoD classifies as L119. This is particularly interesting as this will be the first [Read More…]
“Requirements”: A military development and procurement term that has leaked out a little into the civilian sphere. Requirements are only as good as the people that make them; sometimes requirements can get out of control, and sometimes they can result in [Read More…]
Let it not be said the RCMP does not take terrorism seriously. In response to this past summers’ shootings in Moncton, the RCMP’s retired assistant commissioner, Alphonse MacNiel, issued a report recommending the issuance of police carbines, as well as [Read More…]
Royal Netherlands Army have given their Colt Canada C7 rifles and C8 carbines a few tacti-cool upgrades. The upgrades include a nifty tan-colored bolted on rifle-length rail extension, tan-colored CAA Tactical buttstock, oversized magazine release, ambidextrous safety [Read More…]
This video shows helmet camera footage of Dutch Marines boarding a cargo ship. The footage is fantastic. I believe the carbine used is the Colt Canada C8. I can’t identify the grenade launcher. UPDATE: A huge thank you to Okki for creating this transscript … [Read More…]
The Danish Army has just signed a contract with Colt Canada for 5000 Colt C8 IUR carbine. The carbines will be designed the M/10. The guns feature quad rails and a fore grip. [ Many thanks to Mark for emailing me the info. ]
Tanfo, a Norwegian soldier, reports at the ar15.com forum that they have been having problems with their new HK416 rifles. Norwegian configured HK416 with suppressor. One of the problems is that the piston system locks up if the gun is taken outdoors from a warm [Read More…]
Earlier this year the Turkish Ministry of Defense announced they will be switching from the G3 7.62mm rifle to the HK416. The Turkish government owned arms and ordnance manufacturer MKEK will be producing the rifle under license from Heckler & Koch. The H&K G3 [Read More…]
The M16 has been in service for over 40 years and I did some research to see which governments now use it. I decided to create a map showing who uses the M16/M4, AR-15 (civilian version)and the C7/ C8 (Canadian version). This is what I came up with (click the image to [Read More…]
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