User blog comment:Cod1/U.S. Marines with AK-47s/@comment-1790643-20100410023903

"XM8 sucks. SCAR rules. M16 & M4 a beast! @Apepa. This is a case of Firearm Ignorance! First: The AA-12 is not in use by any military service in the world, and is still a prototype. Second: The Model 1887's SHELLS, which are 10 gauge, the AA-12 fires a 12 gauge. I'm done now. "

"@Apepa: Dude! Where you serious about the .50 caliber 100 round mag XM8 w/ Desert Eagle for side arm? If you were, you are a retard. "

I was joking, hence the :P.

Seriously: IMHO, the best system to adopt would be the SCAR.


 * It can be easily adapted to fire 5.56 or 7.62 NATO ammunition (possibly some other calibers in future)
 * It's as reliable as an HK 416
 * It's a totally modern design that incorporates lessons learned in the last 50 years.
 * It can be equipped with the FN40GL, which features a trigger that can be operated from the rifle's pistol grip and used as a standalone weapon.
 * The modular design means it can be easily adapted to serve different functions in the field, allowing units to adapt their equipment to each mission.

I mean, besides being able to change the rifle's caliber, it has a quick change barrel, and the IAR variant features mixed closed/open bolt operation depending on the temperature, and assuming what Griever says about a belt-fed variant is correct (I've never heard of it myself), means it can be adapted to serve as anything from a Sharpshooter Rifle, to an LMG, to a CQC carbine, and function equally well in either role.