Which combat rifle would you use?

Question

to some of the people who have gone through different combat situations which rifle would you choose, any country and ive heard the brits and germans have some real good stuff.

Answer 1

nothing wrong with the M16-A2 Service Rifle..its gotten us this far, why change..Primary function: Infantry weapon
Manufacturer: Colt Manufacturing and Fabrique Nationale Manufacturing Inc.
Length: 39.63 inches (100.66 centimeters)
Weight, with 30 round magazine: 8.79 pounds (3.99 kilograms)
Bore diameter: 5.56mm (.233 inches)
Maximum effective range:
Area target: 2,624.8 feet (800 meters)
Point target: 1,804.5 feet (550 meters)
Muzzle velocity: 2,800 feet (853 meters) per second
Rate of fire:
Cyclic: 800 rounds per minute
Sustained: 12-15 rounds per minute
Semiautomatic: 45 rounds per minute
Burst: 90 rounds per minute
Magazine capacity: 30 rounds
Unit Replacement Cost: $586

Features: The M16A2 5.56mm rifle is a lightweight, air-cooled, gas-operated, magazine-fed, shoulder- or hip-fired weapon designed for either automatic fire (3-round bursts) or semiautomatic fire (single shot) through the use of a selector lever. The weapon has a fully adjustable rear sight. The bottom of the trigger guard opens to provide access to the trigger while wearing winter mittens. The upper receiver/barrel assembly has a fully adjustable rear sight and a compensator which helps keep the muzzle down during firing. The steel bolt group and barrel extension are designed with locking lugs which lock the bolt group to the barrel extension allowing the rifle to have a lightweight aluminum receiver.

Background: The M16A2 rifle is a product improvement of the M16A1 rifle. The improvements are:

* heavier, stiffer barrel than the barrel of the M16A1;
* redesigned handguard, using two identical halves, with a round contour which is sturdier and provides a better grip when holding the rifle;
* new buttstock and pistol grip made of a tougher injection moldable plastic that provides much greater resistance to breakage;
* improved rear sight which can be easily adjusted for windage and range;
* modified upper receiver design to deflect ejected cartridges, and preclude the possibility of the ejected cartridges hitting the face of a left-handed firer;
* burst control device, that limits the number of rounds fired in the automatic mode to three per trigger pull, which increases accuracy while reducing ammunition expenditure;
* muzzle compensator, designed to reduce position disclosure and improve controllability and accuracy in both burst and rapid semi-automatic fire;
* heavier barrel with a 1 in 7 twist to fire NATO standard SS 109 type (M855) ammunition which is also fired from the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW). This further increases the effective range and penetration of the rifle cartridge. The M16A2 will also shoot the older M193 ammunition designed for a 1 in 12 twist.

M16A4 Rifle

The M16A4 Rifle is a standard M16A2 Rifle with a flat top upper receiver and detachable carrying handle. The flat top upper receiver has an integral rail that is utilized (when the carrying handle is removed) to mount optical devices to the weapon. The M16A4 Rifle in combination with the M5 Rail Adapter forms the Modular Weapon System (rifle version) which provide soldiers the flexibility to configure their weapons with those accessories required to fulfill an assigned mission. There are no differences between the internal dimensions of the M16A2 Rifle and the M16A4 Rifle.

Answer 2

mainly any assult rifle i would go with, as long you clean good. There are alot of nice rifles i would use, Here is my top 5 of guns i would use (in order)

1) M-16 (vietnam version, not new small carbines)
2) M-14
3) Ak-47
4) Any FN
5) AK-74

Answer 3

If I needed to use a combat rifle, I would choose an AK-47.
I would also go with the American combat. Yep your right, but America still has the best.

Answer 4

Why just have one. For my long distance it would be the M21, still capable enough for close combat, but it can reach out and touch someone. and for regular use, it would be an AK hands down, i like what the one of the people said that the m16 is a good weapon is clean conditions, yea and a combat is surgical clean. my AK has been through mud, sand, snow, rain, submerged. still never a hickup. that tells you something.

The FN version of the SCAR is a Great weapon as well i was just doing an article on one of those.

Answer 5

Definatly the XM-8.. It is convertible from a pistol to a long rifle, and it does not jam nearly as often as the gas powered POS m-16/m-4 that we are issued now. The ak-47 is also more "combat durable", more powerful, larger caliber, but is slightly less accurate.

Answer 6

Ak-47 or M-16 The Ak-47 can take lots of abuse but, the M-16 is a better weapon if in clean conditions. Combat is anything but clean.

Answer 7

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN_SCAR


The future of the Mk.16 and Mk.17 is unclear. In July 2007, the US Army announced a limited competition between the M4 carbine, FN SCAR, HK416, and the previously-shelved HK XM8. Ten examples of each of the four competitors will be involved. Each weapon will fire 6,000 rounds in an "extreme dust environment." The purpose of the shootoff is for assessign future needs, not to select a replacement for the M4.

Answer 8

I have to remark that IMHO everything has been going downhill since the O3A3 Springfield. The entire concept of spray and pray is flawed. The best modern combat rifle I have fired was the 7.62 M14 of the US and the 7.62 short of the AK-47

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