Photos of the British Army fielding new LMT .308

[Failure2Stop]

Those are Royal Marine Commandos.

[Abraxas]

Those are Royal Marine Commandos.

Any one that you know

[Failure2Stop]

You know whats ironic about this. If the US Military had done this we would still be several YEARS from those rifles being in the field.

If you think the British model is to be envied, you are completely wrong.
The time from solicitation to deployment is comparable to the 416- proof that COTS can work. However, COTS is not a possible solution for service rifle replacement, though it is viable for low-density specialty buys, which is why that path has been followed for the past several decades.

[DMR]

If you think the British model is to be envied, you are completely wrong.
The time from solicitation to deployment is comparable to the 416- proof that COTS can work. However, COTS is not a possible solution for service rifle replacement, though it is viable for low-density specialty buys, which is why that path has been followed for the past several decades.

That is true in a few instances, but I have been involved personaly in specialty applications for limited use specialized equipment that took a detour along they way and averaged 3 years from requirement to delivery. One of my special interest items, just went from a requirement to a Sources Sought. The requirement was identified by the field in 2006, with the "interium" solution perhaps going to the field next year(although we have a bridge of systems borrowed from Crane). This is for a very low density piece of specialized Infantry Kit. If the 416's are the USMC's IAR's I wold agree with that example, if you mean the CAG/AWG 416's that's a differant can and type of worms.

That said I'm going to go on mute, since this is a off topic side bar.

[caporider]

Those are Royal Marine Commandos.

I thought "Commando" was a unit designation (like Team or Platoon) within the Royal Marines... This has always confused me.

[Infidel74]

Very awesome. I wonder if one of those might have been one that at one time was supposed to come to me. I am glad to get passed up so they can get them. I like that new multi cam. It was in a mag with the rifle a little different than what we get.

[thopkins22]

I was completely unaware of how utterly massive that model of Trijicon was. Gigantic.

[Infidel74]

I was completely unaware of how utterly massive that model of Trijicon was. Gigantic.

Those 6x acogs are huge and very heavy. I would never want on of those.

[patriot_man]

Wow look at em! Especially with their Multicam. I would have gone for a variable optic.

[bkb0000]

**** those guys.

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