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The HK 416 was evaluated by the US military and found not to be a worthwhile upgrade.
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The US Army did try to replace the M16/M4 range.. ending up with the XM-8....but that was shelved for a number reasons.. possibly technical.. but politcial reasons seem to be the greatest ones so far.
Its been 5 years since that programme was shelved...
The main reason was to 'eliminate' the reliability problems associated with direct impingement gas actuation.
The M16/ M4 is a 'good' weapon.. but certainly not the 'best' there is at the moment...
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Last edited by MFAFF; 10-13-2009 at 03:06 AM..
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