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Originally Posted by longrange1947
Why don't they send the dam thing to our range and stop having hissy fits every time we get our hands on one? AS we stated to some personnel on testing, we will let you know exactly what will happen to a weapon in 7 weeks as we put about 7 years worth of rounds through them in realistic situations.
Instead they get all bent when we play, as we do not play political. ![Big Grin](images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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The former AMU commander asked HK the same thing about the XM8. "Why not let us have a few to try out, and we will give you some honest feedback."
The reply was the same, "Well, it is not quite ready for that, we might consider that later, once we have some more of the bugs worked out."
Meanwhile, the Army was already prepared to sign a big contract for them.
The number of non-SOF people making decisions at USSOCOM to buy gear for the troops is astounding. Some are good, some are not good, and most are somewhere in between.
Agree about KAC as well.
TR
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