HK begins shipping M110A1's

[GTF425]

I will never understand our obsession with buying new weapons when the average conventional Infantryman rarely breaks 1000rds in a year (very generous estimate) and we have NCOs dead-seriously teaching their Joes that bullets travel in a rainbow trajectory. Or, going back to the start, Drill Sergeants telling recruits to save their ammo and not shoot at the 300m targets so they can have rounds available if they miss a closer target. I will never forget the first Joe I had that told me this verbatim when I asked why he didn't fire at a 300m target during his first rifle qual at our unit.

We have a serious culture issue in the conventional Army, and a mechanical disadvantage is not part of the problem. Our rifles are fine, but we have got to insure we take marksmanship more seriously if we wish to gain any benefit from these weapons.

[GTF425]

^^^yup^^^

We already had a working gun. One that is handy and has more firepower than the stereotypical sniper weapon. And is plenty accurate for realistic engagement ranges. But. We had to buy a piston gun. Because reasons. So, of course, we buy one that doesn’t play nice with silencers. To be issued to the troops that really really need silencers. So, we bought silencers that basically aren’t. And have more muzzle flash than the traditional ones. And lets not talk about weight. Or the optic “made” by a pistol company.

Lol. Army.

Army acquisitions are a self licking ice cream cone.