There's not a ton written about this that I can find, but cracks are appearing in the US military's plan to replace the M4 with a heavier battle rifle designed to defeat body armor. Sig Sauer, which also holds contracts for the current generation pistol and LMG, won a contract last year to also provide the US military with a new rifle. This rifle is to be called the XM7. The civilian equivalent is the Sig Spear. Calling this thing an assault rifle is a bit of a stretch, as it is very heavy and uses heavy ammunition. It turns out that the rifle is failing to penetrate modern body armor without the use of tungsten bullets. Also its reliability is questionable.

    • MarxGuns [comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      Canada is though and I'm sure they'd be fine sharing (because otherwise Canada would just become the US Northern Territories).

      • 7bicycles [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        I think the threat of invasion gets a lot less threatening if it hinges on you supplying the actual bullets needed to do it. Just say no, what are they gonna do, shoot you? They cant