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Originally Posted by varus
Standard issue is now the M16A4. (an A2 with a rail system, i've seen rifles with A2 scratched out and A4 re-engraved) The Marines are evaluating a switch for the entire force to M4s.
My bet is they won't do it and they'll wait for the OICW, our new rifle based around the G36 and a 20mm grenade launcher.
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OICW is dead at the moment (and even when it wasn't, it was at least 5 years before production started). If the M8 is still going forward, I imagine they'll go to that.
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