2010-12-15, 16:18 | Link #82 | |
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Making the XM25 purely a grenade launcher seems a much more realistic goal than what the army had previously with the OICW. They tried to stick a rifle and a smart grenade launcher together, and ended up with a rifle with a barrel to short to be effective, and a grenade to small to work as efficient ordinance. And to top it all off, it exceeded the weight requirements. |
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2010-12-15, 20:43 | Link #83 |
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GundamFan0083, another big "Thank You!" for the fabulous pictures of the Schofield revolver as well as the old Colt Navy and Remington! I remember in the movie 'Pale Rider' when Clint Eastwood swapped the cylinders on his Remington durring the showdown with the crooked Sheriff! I was like "WHAT"! I might have to fondle one the next time I see one.
That XM25 is certainly menacing looking, what sort of ammunition does it use? I heard that the AN-95 was to expensive for general issue to Russian troops. Which is why most stayed with AK-74s. I vastly prefer revolvers, to qoute Obi-Wan Kenobi:"Not as clumsy or random as a blaster, an elegant weapon for a more civilized time."
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2010-12-15, 23:27 | Link #84 | |||
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The weapon looks cumbersome. Quote:
The old Dragoon pistol is one of my favorite colts. Primarily because it was the weapon that Leiji Matsumoto used to model his Cosmo-Dragoon pistol off of for Space Pirate Captain Harlock:
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2010-12-16, 04:55 | Link #85 | ||
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Plus, the XM25 is multishot. Quote:
I'm not sure where you could downsize. The Army already abandoned the OICW part of the project since they found the 20mm grenades inadaquete. Certainly can't downsize the caliber here. |
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2010-12-16, 05:20 | Link #86 | ||
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But the XM29's engineering issues didn't prevent South Korea from riding on the US Army's coattails with their new Daewoo K11: And that one is just about to be issued to regular troops.
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2010-12-16, 06:13 | Link #87 |
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Well just looking at the K-11, it does seem a whole lot more ergonomic than the OICW. And they definitely got it significantly lighter than the XM29 by 1-2 kilo's at least. Gotta say that's pretty good engineering on the South Koreans part.
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2010-12-16, 11:13 | Link #90 | ||
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It's not the first time the Army has attempted this kind of thing. Back in the 1950s they tried to develop a weapon dubbed the SPIW (Special Purpose Individual Weapon). Ian Hogg wrote a book on it called The Deadliest Weapon That Never Was: SPIW. Here's a picture of it. It looks like a similar concept to the OICW. Quote:
That certainly looks a lot less cumbersome than the American version. Very nice.
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2010-12-16, 12:28 | Link #91 | |
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And there's a bit of a difference between a rifle with a grenade launcher and a rifle with a grenade launcher PLUS the targeting system and air detonating grenades that this project has created. There seems to be a more distinct design philosophy. |
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2010-12-16, 20:33 | Link #92 |
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Ok, time to name your favorite movie, anime, or TV show that featured a favorite gun!
Me first; Movie 'Quigly Down Under' starring Tom Selleck, featureing The Sharps rifle Anime; the original 'Appleseed' featureing a Colt 1911 TV show; 'The A-Team' featureing the Ruger Mini-14 TV show; 'The Rifleman' starring Chuck Conners and featureing a Winchester 92
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2010-12-16, 22:32 | Link #96 |
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Here's a freebie crop sig, if anyone wants it.
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2010-12-17, 21:23 | Link #98 | |
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Ah, I have the wallpaper for this (as well as the opposing shooter's wallpaper)
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2010-12-17, 22:21 | Link #99 |
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featuring one of my favorite guns, the AWM/AWC....
(the girl is from the JP flash game material sniper) get yourself back on that scope. NOW. (inb4 people will say she look like Saber) confession INTERVENTION (immature, isnt she?) you should try to use a semi auto for a change
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