scm77 said:Why would they adopt the XM8 in two years when they are upgrading the C7's right now?
canuck#1 said:what r they doing to the c7?
foerestedwarrior said:The one big thing, is that when all the C7A1's go in fo this upgrade, all the springs are removed and replaced, and any worn parts, are replaced as well, so it is very close to a new weapon.
48Highlander said:Changing the colour and adding a collapsable butt.
You know what they say...if it's not broken, break it....if it's broken, paint it and call it an overhaul.
MG34 said:Umm no they aren't,our so called brand new C7A2 rifle's are the same worn out rifles that some unit turned in when they got their new rifles.The only changes are cosmetic in nature,same shot out barrels,worn finish,and busted/worn springs.Mine came with a broken ejection port spring. This project is a fiasco of the highest order,instead of actually listening to the end user they gave us a rifle designed to meet the lowest possible price.
KevinB said:AND this folks is unfortunately TRUE.
The did not even inspect some barrels... Either shot out or the muzzle crown was ruined.
nismo0 - the XM-8 is not cheaper - maybe per unit but we already have a hundred k of the C7/C8 - why buy a new unproved (infact the systems borther the g36 sucks...) system. Plus add in spare parts, mags are not interchangeable - cost of changing manuals etc...
Beleive me if I thought the XM-8 was a better system I woudl be banging the wall for change - in the C8SFW we have a good system that with a little work (read$) can be upgraded into the best deployed system available on the planet.