

The shooter of its weapon is the key, and the modern assault rifle is a system. Just 12% to 15% of the world’s population are left-handed–and twice as many men as women. The Mk16 experienced a total of 226 stoppages, the HK416 had 233.Ī Modern Assault Rifle has Ambidextrous Controls Another carbine involved in the tests that had been rejected by the Army two years before, the H&K XM8 (a G36-System in a modular composite housing), came out as the winner, with a total of 116 minor stoppages and 11 major ones. Stacked up against the M4 during the side-by-side tests were two other weapons popular with Special Operations Forces, including the Heckler and Koch HK416 and the FN USA Special Operations Combat Assault Rifle, or Mk16. The legendary “Extreme Dust Test”, showed that after firing 6,000 rounds through ten M4s in a dust chamber at the Army’s Aberdeen test center in Maryland in late 2007, the weapons experienced a total of 863 minor stoppages and 19 that would have required an armorer to fix the problem. The piston design suppresses and prevents propellant gases and carbon fouling coming in contact with the bolt and secondly reduces heat transfer to the bolt and bolt carrier. A section of the industry has designed a kind of an AR-15/M4 carbine style on the market, but they have favored a piston gas system instead of the direct gas impingement system found on the M4/M16A4. Therefore, the M4 is like a benchmark for all the producers who wish to present an offer and participate with their best firearms. The AR-15/M16/M4 pattern is highly ergonomic and precise. The fascination of the AR15 style and the “Black Rifle” M16 is difficult to describe. The iconic Eugene Stoner constructed AR-15 System is by far the most widely used system and a model for many modern Western assault rifles today. (Source: Caractéristiques techniques: HK416F, STAT) The 14.5” variant is capable to fire rifle grenades.1 With the folding mechanical sights in upright position 2 Without flash suppressor 3 With mechanical sight and loop for carrying sling 4 SS109 ammunition, 4 g (62 gr)5 In addition the rifles have no gas regulation for the use of suppressor. The stock is available with concave or convex stock pad. Adjustable stock, adjustment range 101 mm, 6 locking positions. Upper rail profile STANAG 4694 at 12 o’clock and rails at 3/6/9 o’clock positions, MIL-STD 1913. The French specification demands for the new standard assault rifle have not been disclosed.Ĭompletely ambidextrous weapon for L/R handed shooters. This article will mainly discuss the final choice of Heckler & Koch’s winning weapon, its variants, and some key features of the competitive rifles. – Swiss Arms/SIG SAUER, Switzerland (SIG MCX SBR) – Beretta, Italy (ARX160 A3 assault rifle)

– HS Produkt, Croatia (VHS/VHS-2 bullpup assault rifle) The manufacturers invited for comparative trials were: The Direction générale de l’armement (DGA) launched in May 2014 launched the program known in France as the Arme Individuelle Future (Future Individual Weapon). The replacement, will be in 5.56 mm NATO caliber. The FAMAS is generally inferior to competing frontline types, essentially meaning that it does not represent a long-term solution for the French Army. The French Army’s standard assault rifle, the bullpup 5.56 mm caliber FAMAS, was adopted in 1977. The question in June 2016 was “Who will supply the French Army’s next assault rifle?”
