XM8 Rifle

This is a 5.56 right? All I want to know is when my local gun store is going to be selling civilian versions.

I have your Brens and Stens. Albeit unshootable, I live in Kansas. If I lived 2000m east of here, across the river, they could be shootable - except then I couldn't afford 'em. Well, I could afford a STEN, but not a full-auto Bren or Vickers. I wouldn't mind a Sterling. As for the FN90 and FN-MAG, there's always the high-end Air-Soft guns. Those are pretty nice, if, of course, emasculated.

As the owner of a fist full of various Ar15’s I can honestly say I’m comfortable with the designee, in fact .. I love it! it makes a lot of sense to me and I can do just about any thing to my rifles with a few basic tools and a manual. I’ve never had any real problems that weren’t solved in a few seconds. Everything is more or less inexpensive for them, and better yet there’s hundreds of after market things you can get to really touch up that rifle just right for you. On the other paw, those aren’t serious combat conditions either, so, if it’s fielded reliability is sub par, then I suppose it’s time to upgrade. Starting with the positive features first and foremost is the gas system, from what I’ve seen it looks like it’s based on the G36, which in turn has it’s roots in the AR18 I believe. It’s ergonomically designed, round ..as said to keep plants and junk from slowing you up. .. it has a sight package much like or identical to the G36, it uses the “weapon system” approach .... just like the G36 .. magazines inter lock, mag release, charging handle .. it’s all basically ambidextrous, and easy to clean. The down side? .. well look at it, I grew up on a staple of Ar’s and Ak’s .. it looks like an over grown super soaker. Secondly, for as much as it steals from the G36, it isn’t a G36 .. What’s the big deal? .. why can’t we just use the G36? .. (Hehh, yeah I think they’d get some civilian versions of those out pretty quick too, and I really want one as if you couldn’t tell : ) it’s other down fall I can see is the stock ... I’m pretty skeptical about it, from the looks it seems like it just uses “dimples” to hold it in place, I think there’s some reliability issues there, I’ve always favored a rugged fixed style stock for inexperienced shooters, little to go wrong, hard for them to adjust it and get into bad shooting habits. 5.56 If we’re making a new rifle, then we need a need a new cartridge, my vote is for 6.8mm SPC :3 All in all, I’m not excited about ever owning one in the least, I’ll spend that money on more AR parts : ) but, it’s probably a good thing, after all look how many people hate the AR for no reason other then one little thing, aesthetics .. no mater how starship troopers inspired .. shouldn’t get in the way of reality : D