(image of a 20mm rail black part)
(image of a G36)
(image of a modern tactical M4)
(image of a L85 bullpup)
Sunday, December 22, 2013
The modern fighting rifle
On the modern battle field a rifle has to be light accurate and easy to use. that is exactly y a AR 15 with all its optics, lasers and grips weighs over 10 pounds. Over the last 20 years the assault rifle has been going threw allot of changes to modernize it and make it more effective. The big one is the introduction of a 20mm rail on the rifle. This rail allows solders to put on optics, lasers, lights, different grips, basically anything. making the modern rifle suitable for any mission. One use step in fire arms technology is the introduction of polymers. Now the bodies of the guns could be made out of polymer instead of metal. This was more reserved for the lighter caliber guns. The G36 used by the German military is a polymer gun. It is lighter then a AR 15, and fires the same round. basically polymer guns are just lighter, their is no real advantage. On the modern battle field their is a number of called bullpups. These weapons have the magazine behind the trigger, making the rifle shorter then a conventional rifle for having the same barrel length. The down side to this is most weapons cant be fired left handed and reloads are awkward. In cadets ive herd a story of a exchange cadet going to the UK for a summer, their they get to fire all the British weapons. This cadet thought it would be a good idea to try and shoot the L85 ( british service rifle) left handed. Being a bullpup it has a handle on the bolt to charge the weapon. This cadet took aim and fire, the bolt shot back ripping this check and breaking his jaw. Not a good day for that cadet. In conclusion who knows what the future brings for fire arms, maybe science fiction laser guns arnt that fare way.
(image of a 20mm rail black part)
(image of a G36)
(image of a modern tactical M4)
(image of a L85 bullpup)
(image of a 20mm rail black part)
(image of a G36)
(image of a modern tactical M4)
(image of a L85 bullpup)
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An interesting take on military rifles. I would have loved to have read more detailed opinions and anecdotes, rather than mostly history. Careful with you spelling and grammar.
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I'm all for for 'tacting' out a firearm. Making the best tool for a job even better. But I feel that there is an overuse of rails and add on's in the gun community. There is a clear distinction between tactical and 'tacticool' that I feel people often get mixed up with. I go to the range and I see people with quick aim sites, three different rails, lasers flash lights, and even a knife holster. Some people just take the whole tactical element of a firearm and push it too far making the gun useless in real world application or even hinder its ability to shoot rounds straight down range. This in my eyes is stupidity and a waste of money. People lose touch with the reason to own a gun and that is to put effective rounds down range and if you hinder that, its like do you even?
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