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Posted: 4/26/2010 1:56:40 PM EDT
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Reed Knight makes me jealous!
http://www.everydaynodaysoff.com/2010/01/15/reed-knights-gun-collection/ |
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any can someone again please tell me why the stoner 63 was rejected? jeebus that was nice to watch  If you know who Mongo is, he's a pretty well respected Stoner guru. When asked why the military didn't "fully" adopt the Stoner he said this; "It was ahead of its time, politics and the 6mm Army Rodman project killed it. The SEALs retired it in 86". Here's his website http://home.comcast.net/~sfischer397/index.htm ETA: The Marines were impressed with the light machine gun and rifle configurations. The Marines use Army Material Command for logistical support and therefore were selected to perform trials on the Stoner 63. Unfortunately the Army Material Command was prejudiced against previous Stoner designs and they were already determined to adopt the Rodman bull pup SAW using the 6mm XM732 cartridge. The tests were conducted at the Rodman Lab test facilities and the project manager for the Stoner 63 was also involved with the Rodman project. The Stoner 63 failed the test due to having unacceptably high number of stoppages and failures. This was attributed to Army Material Command imposing unrealistic ammunition requirements that exhibited large variations in gas port pressure. After the failed test, Cadillac Gage was requested to submit the Stoner 63 in the 6mm XM732 round but they declined. |
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