I'm currently reading and dissecting the requirements package for the m110...
They asked to shoot 100 rounds in a row? Really?!
This isn't a dig on KAC at all. I agree that they delivered what was asked of them. Like was stated earlier, the contract writer might not have understood the end result of what they were asking.
Last edited by TheBelly; 08-25-13 at 09:36. Reason: Trying to keep myself from derailing this.
I know the fella who wrote the requirements doc. He wasn't a sniper nor an infantryman.
He ignored the input of the Infantry Sniper School, SOTIC, and the USAMU.
The 100 rounds comes from a standard basic load (one mag in the rifle, two in 2-mag pouches on either hip or on a chest rig). Shouldn't have been (or be) too hard. The sniper was/is not expected to have to carry an M110 AND an M4.
Lake Shitty's M118LR quality control has been in the toilet for a few years now and is the reason SOCOM specified Mark 316 Mod 0 (basically the same 175-grain 7.62 Match King round but with a clearly-specified precision standard).
I think it's dead or stalled due to money.
The Army prices the m110 at just under $5k.
The big thing that I see is that there is a LOT of red tape that needs to be navigated through in order to see a change.
That really ties the hands of the companies that are fulfilling the contracts.....
What weapon system is being used while the kinks with the M110 are being ironed out? I would hate to see a failure in the field get anyone hurt or make them miss an opportunity.
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