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Posted: 7/28/2011 4:27:49 PM
[Last Edit: 7/28/2011 4:27:49 PM by tony_k]
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT |
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Posted: 7/28/2011 1:37:01 PM
I'll take the belt-fed everytime.
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Posted: 7/28/2011 2:38:50 PM
what kind of question is this?
they're not even in the same arena. |
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Posted: 7/28/2011 2:46:00 PM
Originally Posted By BuffDragon:
what kind of question is this? they're not even in the same arena. This. |
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Posted: 7/28/2011 3:23:45 PM
Why is this in NFA? Move it to GD.
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Posted: 7/28/2011 4:28:42 PM
Apples and oranges.....but happiness is a belt-fed weapon.
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Posted: 7/28/2011 4:29:42 PM
[Last Edit: 7/28/2011 4:30:24 PM by Ragin_Cajun]
Which one is the better vehicle, an off-road 4x4 or a drag racer?
FWIW, I'd take a belt-fed in a second over a glorified piston AR. |
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Posted: 7/28/2011 4:38:27 PM
If SHTF, I'd rather have a belt fed gun for supressive fire. For all other times, the 416 would be nice. The problem is you never know when SHTF is gonna happen. Better safe than sorry!!! M249 everyday.
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Posted: 7/28/2011 4:45:48 PM
Originally Posted By BuffDragon:
what kind of question is this? they're not even in the same arena. Unfortunately the USMC leadership thinks they are and is replacing the SAW with the HK IAR (Modified 416) |
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Posted: 7/28/2011 4:45:48 PM
One of the dumber threads I have seen today.....
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Posted: 7/28/2011 4:52:47 PM
Dildoes. Dildoes I tell ya!
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Posted: 7/28/2011 4:58:09 PM
Damn kids
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Posted: 7/28/2011 5:01:12 PM
Originally Posted By BuffDragon:
what kind of question is this? they're not even in the same arena. Sure they are, both SAW's. |
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Posted: 7/28/2011 5:06:43 PM
Originally Posted By scottedward58:
Originally Posted By BuffDragon:
what kind of question is this? they're not even in the same arena. Sure they are, both SAW's. One is a LMG and one is an Automatic Rifle |
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Posted: 7/28/2011 5:08:02 PM
dumbshit post from a new guy trying to look cool and make a noise
let the battle begin ![]() |
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Posted: 7/28/2011 5:11:26 PM
[Last Edit: 7/28/2011 5:12:30 PM by Ragin_Cajun]
Originally Posted By AR15fan:
Originally Posted By BuffDragon:
what kind of question is this? they're not even in the same arena. Unfortunately the USMC leadership thinks they are and is replacing the SAW with the HK IAR (Modified 416) I thought they were "augmenting" the M249. Hell, I sure hope so. What kind of buttfucking moron replaces a beltfed weapon featuring a quick-change barrel (like every other support weapon worth a shit in the last 1/2 century) with a mag-fed fixed barrel glorified assault rifle? ![]() ![]()
Oh yeah, with a non-standard magwell and limited parts interchangability ![]() |
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Posted: 7/28/2011 5:12:15 PM
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Posted: 7/28/2011 5:13:10 PM
Originally Posted By AR15fan: Originally Posted By BuffDragon: what kind of question is this? they're not even in the same arena. Unfortunately the USMC leadership thinks they are and is replacing the SAW with the HK IAR (Modified 416) No, they are substituting weapons for certain missions at the commander's discretion. The M249 is not being phased out of service by the United States Marine Corps. |
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Posted: 7/28/2011 5:13:54 PM
What ever happened with the Shrike?
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Posted: 7/28/2011 5:15:05 PM
Originally Posted By Shawnmt6601: dumbshit post from a new guy trying to look cool and make a noise let the battle begin ![]() Wonder if OP is 'familiar' |
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Posted: 7/28/2011 5:17:08 PM
[Last Edit: 7/28/2011 5:21:15 PM by ArmyInfantryVet]
Depends on how you're going to employ them.
Fire support? M249 Rifleman? HK416 Guns are tools and just like a hammer, wrench, and screwdriver, no one gun can do everything equally well as others. |
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Posted: 7/28/2011 5:18:34 PM
Question for US .mil folk: during the detail strip of the M249, are you guys expected to disassemble the feed pawls?
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Posted: 7/28/2011 5:19:22 PM
Originally Posted By R0N:
Originally Posted By scottedward58:
Originally Posted By BuffDragon:
what kind of question is this? they're not even in the same arena. Sure they are, both SAW's. One is a LMG and one is an Automatic Rifle Hey I think it's retarded too but they are both being used as squad automatic weapons. |
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Posted: 7/28/2011 5:20:54 PM
Bad ARFCOM
Get both |
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Posted: 7/28/2011 5:21:33 PM
[Last Edit: 7/28/2011 5:22:07 PM by ArmyInfantryVet]
Originally Posted By Dominus: Question for US .mil folk: during the detail strip of the M249, are you guys expected to disassemble the feed pawls? NO |
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Posted: 7/28/2011 5:31:15 PM
Originally Posted By ArmyInfantryVet:
Originally Posted By Dominus:
Question for US .mil folk: during the detail strip of the M249, are you guys expected to disassemble the feed pawls? NO I wonder if the reliability issues that the M249 had in the sandbox, which prompted the development of the IAR, could've been solved by simply teaching grunts how to do this. It really isn't that hard. Not something you'd do in the field, for sure, but back at the FOB, why not? |
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Posted: 7/28/2011 5:32:10 PM
Originally Posted By BuffDragon:
what kind of question is this? they're not even in the same arena. This as others have stated. |
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Posted: 7/28/2011 5:40:57 PM
For general mall ninjaing I'll take the belt fed. For real world actual use a 416 would probably be better to carry around. Of course I wouldn't mind having a SAW gunner in the squad.
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Posted: 7/28/2011 5:47:52 PM
Belt-fed/quick change barrel or fixed barrel/magazine fed......
Gee, let me think? |
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Posted: 7/28/2011 5:48:09 PM
Originally Posted By SteelGator:
Originally Posted By BuffDragon:
what kind of question is this? they're not even in the same arena. This as others have stated. Not familiar with the IAR? it is essentially a 416 and its the M249's replacement. |
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Posted: 7/28/2011 5:50:44 PM
Originally Posted By Aceecaus:
Originally Posted By BuffDragon:
what kind of question is this? they're not even in the same arena. This. That's like asking Bentley or Ford.. |
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Posted: 7/28/2011 6:01:44 PM
Originally Posted By Dominus:
Question for US .mil folk: during the detail strip of the M249, are you guys expected to disassemble the feed pawls? Nope... |
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Posted: 7/28/2011 6:05:15 PM
Originally Posted By Dominus:
Question for US .mil folk: during the detail strip of the M249, are you guys expected to disassemble the feed pawls? Nope... |
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Posted: 7/28/2011 6:06:52 PM
[Last Edit: 7/28/2011 6:07:10 PM by hondaciv]
The 416 is
THE CADILLAC of semi-automatic weapons. |
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Posted: 7/28/2011 6:15:06 PM
Originally Posted By AR15fan:
Originally Posted By SteelGator:
Originally Posted By BuffDragon:
what kind of question is this? they're not even in the same arena. This as others have stated. Not familiar with the IAR? it is essentially a 416 and its the M249's replacement. One more time: It is not the M249's replacement, it is to supplement them to give the commanders flexibility. That said, I think it's a stupid decision. |
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Posted: 7/28/2011 6:37:16 PM
Originally Posted By echo_5:
I'll take the belt-fed everytime. yeah & can go either way. |
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Posted: 7/28/2011 6:41:34 PM
Originally Posted By Capt-Planet:
Originally Posted By AR15fan:
Originally Posted By SteelGator:
Originally Posted By BuffDragon:
what kind of question is this? they're not even in the same arena. This as others have stated. Not familiar with the IAR? it is essentially a 416 and its the M249's replacement. One more time: It is not the M249's replacement, it is to supplement them to give the commanders flexibility. That said, I think it's a stupid decision. I'm aware that is the official line. But the reality is unless you make some E-3 carry them both, you are going to have to pick one and leave the other behind. There are no time outs when you grabbed the IAR expecting an urban engagement and instead get into a gunfight in the open. You gonna detach a couple guys to run back to the rear to grab the SAWs you left behind for the IARs? |
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Posted: 7/28/2011 6:43:43 PM
Originally Posted By ArmyInfantryVet:
Depends on how you're going to employ them. Fire support? M249 Rifleman? HK416 Guns are tools and just like a hammer, wrench, and screwdriver, no one gun can do everything equally well as others. There are plenty of select fire 5.56mm carbines in a marine squad. Giving up the belt fed 5.56mm to add HK carbines is stupid. |
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Posted: 7/28/2011 6:50:11 PM
Holding a M249 with the short barrel and stock, along with a 100 round "nutsack" instead of the usual 200 round drum isn't that heavy or unwieldly. If soldiers need something lighter for room clearing then why not just issue fully automatic M4s with a beta mag or something? I don't see how it's a good idea, especially in this budgetary environment to pay out the ass for HK stuff when it seems you could mod the prevalent carbine if you really needed something lighter for the job.
Replacing your force's light machine gun with a magazine-fed automatic rifle that has no quick change barrel seems like a regression instead of moving on to something better. |
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Posted: 7/28/2011 6:53:35 PM
Originally Posted By AR15fan:
Originally Posted By Capt-Planet:
Originally Posted By AR15fan:
Originally Posted By SteelGator:
Originally Posted By BuffDragon:
what kind of question is this? they're not even in the same arena. This as others have stated. Not familiar with the IAR? it is essentially a 416 and its the M249's replacement. One more time: It is not the M249's replacement, it is to supplement them to give the commanders flexibility. That said, I think it's a stupid decision. I'm aware that is the official line. But the reality is unless you make some E-3 carry them both, you are going to have to pick one and leave the other behind. There are no time outs when you grabbed the IAR expecting an urban engagement and instead get into a gunfight in the open. You gonna detach a couple guys to run back to the rear to grab the SAWs you left behind for the IARs? ![]() |
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Posted: 7/29/2011 3:45:29 AM
Originally Posted By AR15fan: Originally Posted By ArmyInfantryVet: Depends on how you're going to employ them. Fire support? M249 Rifleman? HK416 Guns are tools and just like a hammer, wrench, and screwdriver, no one gun can do everything equally well as others. There are plenty of select fire 5.56mm carbines in a marine squad. Giving up the belt fed 5.56mm to add HK carbines is stupid. Preaching to the choir |
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Posted: 7/29/2011 5:10:08 AM
Originally Posted By ArmyInfantryVet:
Originally Posted By Dominus:
Question for US .mil folk: during the detail strip of the M249, are you guys expected to disassemble the feed pawls? NO field no, detail yes. There are 3 assemblies on the SAW that detailed stripping and cleaning are not authorized on: the buffer, buttstock and trigger all others can be detailed stripped. |
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Posted: 7/29/2011 5:13:48 AM
Originally Posted By AR15fan:
Originally Posted By ArmyInfantryVet:
Depends on how you're going to employ them. Fire support? M249 Rifleman? HK416 Guns are tools and just like a hammer, wrench, and screwdriver, no one gun can do everything equally well as others. There are plenty of select fire 5.56mm carbines in a marine squad. Giving up the belt fed 5.56mm to add HK carbines is stupid. The problem is you often see hundreds of rounds of "Suppressive fire" shot with no effect. Watch films like Restropo, were they do the equivalent of mad minutes on regular bases against the same people. In the end, other than making you feel good at looking at the fire works all you are doing is making noise. |
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Posted: 7/29/2011 5:36:19 AM
Originally Posted By Dominus:
Originally Posted By ArmyInfantryVet:
Originally Posted By Dominus:
Question for US .mil folk: during the detail strip of the M249, are you guys expected to disassemble the feed pawls? NO I wonder if the reliability issues that the M249 had in the sandbox, which prompted the development of the IAR, could've been solved by simply teaching grunts how to do this. It really isn't that hard. Not something you'd do in the field, for sure, but back at the FOB, why not? A point of order: It wasn't reliability issues that led to the adoption of the M27. It was doctrinal issues that arose from the use of the SAW in MOUT and other things. Doctrinally, the SAW, being an open-bolt weapons system, cannot be used to initiate an ambush, and the SAW gunner can't be first in a stack. The cumbersome nature of the weapon in close quarters and the aforementioned "issues" led the Marine Corps to move toward an automatic rifle. Initially, it was supposed to be another tool in the toolbox, but it sounds like the 'Corps is pushing rather hard to substitute the IAR for the SAW on a one-for-one basis. With the caveat that I've not fired one or humped it around a combat zone (I've only ever finger-fucked one of them on one occasion; full disclosure), I remain deeply, deeply skeptical about the idea that a 30-shot automatic rifle can adequately replace a 100- or 200-shot machinegun with a higher sustained rate of fire. |
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Posted: 7/29/2011 7:50:19 AM
Originally Posted By Shawnmt6601:
dumbshit post from a new guy trying to look cool and make a noise let the battle begin ![]() not really. i just wanted to see wht other peoples opinions were one the 2 since the IAR is planned to replace the 249. i thought it was a dumb move by the MC but other marines i work with disagreed. plus every thread turns into a battle for one something or another and you dont have to be an ass, bud. |
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Posted: 7/29/2011 8:19:30 AM
I have a feeling that the HK416 will go the same way as the L86, eventually.
For exactly the same reasons |
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Posted: 7/30/2011 5:05:25 AM
Originally Posted By Brett_Bass:
Originally Posted By Dominus:
Originally Posted By ArmyInfantryVet:
Originally Posted By Dominus:
Question for US .mil folk: during the detail strip of the M249, are you guys expected to disassemble the feed pawls? NO I wonder if the reliability issues that the M249 had in the sandbox, which prompted the development of the IAR, could've been solved by simply teaching grunts how to do this. It really isn't that hard. Not something you'd do in the field, for sure, but back at the FOB, why not? A point of order: It wasn't reliability issues that led to the adoption of the M27. It was doctrinal issues that arose from the use of the SAW in MOUT and other things. Doctrinally, the SAW, being an open-bolt weapons system, cannot be used to initiate an ambush, and the SAW gunner can't be first in a stack. The cumbersome nature of the weapon in close quarters and the aforementioned "issues" led the Marine Corps to move toward an automatic rifle. Initially, it was supposed to be another tool in the toolbox, but it sounds like the 'Corps is pushing rather hard to substitute the IAR for the SAW on a one-for-one basis. With the caveat that I've not fired one or humped it around a combat zone (I've only ever finger-fucked one of them on one occasion; full disclosure), I remain deeply, deeply skeptical about the idea that a 30-shot automatic rifle can adequately replace a 100- or 200-shot machinegun with a higher sustained rate of fire. It replaced the SAWs in the infantry fire teams and in LAR, each infantry company and LAR company will keep 9 SAWs to be issued as required. |
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Posted: 7/30/2011 5:13:34 AM
Originally Posted By BuffDragon:
what kind of question is this? they're not even in the same arena. What you said reminded me of that scene. |
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Posted: 7/30/2011 7:33:13 AM
The SAW is an awesome weapon....when it's not jammed
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