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    Vortex wins Next Generation Squad Weapon Fire Control

    Presumably there'll be a protest from L3 Harris?

    "Vortex’s XM157 beat the submission from L3Harris Technologies to win the 10 year fixed price contract worth a minimum of $20 million but with a “maximum ceiling value of $2.7 billion for production and delivery of up to 250,000 XM157” optics."

    https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/...trol-contract/

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slater View Post
    Presumably there'll be a protest from L3 Harris?

    "Vortex’s XM157 beat the submission from L3Harris Technologies to win the 10 year fixed price contract worth a minimum of $20 million but with a “maximum ceiling value of $2.7 billion for production and delivery of up to 250,000 XM157” optics."

    https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/...trol-contract/
    Yes, I imagine there will be. At nearly $11K per, those things better make breakfast, too. I will say I am leery of those do-it-all optics; you know, jacl of all trades master of none?

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    Do they really weigh 40 ounces?
    What if this whole crusade's a charade?
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    Quote Originally Posted by chuckman View Post
    Yes, I imagine there will be. At nearly $11K per, those things better make breakfast, too. ?
    What could go wrong after handing it to a 19 year old.

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    Well I'm sure a lot could go wrong, but we used to go to the field with $125K Stinger missile trainers at that age. IIRC, we only ever had one $600 IR lens cracked.
    What if this whole crusade's a charade?
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    How far away are we from laser guided mortars and 40mm grenades?

    Is the 6.8 ammo they mention the old 6.8SPC or something else?
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    Quote Originally Posted by FromMyColdDeadHand View Post
    How far away are we from laser guided mortars and 40mm grenades?

    Is the 6.8 ammo they mention the old 6.8SPC or something else?
    No, it's closer to a .270 WSM than a 6.8 SPC.

    Honestly, this whole NGSW thing seems like another pie in the sky waste of taxpayer money like the OICW, Land Warrior, etc. Once again, it's too heavy and WAAAAYY too expensive per unit to be viable. I'll be VERY surprised if this whole thing isn't cancelled at some point.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BoringGuy45 View Post
    No, it's closer to a .270 WSM than a 6.8 SPC.

    Honestly, this whole NGSW thing seems like another pie in the sky waste of taxpayer money like the OICW, Land Warrior, etc. Once again, it's too heavy and WAAAAYY too expensive per unit to be viable. I'll be VERY surprised if this whole thing isn't cancelled at some point.

    Supposedly here in the next month or two is when the final choice and contract award will be made.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jwfuhrman View Post
    Supposedly here in the next month or two is when the final choice and contract award will be made.
    It's no doubt going to go to SIG. Whether they actually replace the M4 with this new weapon remains to be seen.
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    That's a lot of shit to cram into one package.

    Personally I'd prefer everything but the optics tube to be forward mounted somewhere on the rail and leaving my field of view a lot less obstructed.
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