The XM8

[mikeyboy236]

So what if he SCAR is ugly to you its MY opion that matters! lol jk

The SCAR can take differnt mags-here take a look
world.guns.ru/assault/as70-e.htm

its about usefuless not "pretiness"

Besides the NAVY SEALS use this, and trevor you know I love DA SEALS!!!!

[cac007]

its just a butt ugle gun that it really i mean i would rather choose something like the AK-108 its much better i think but what ever

[Demolition Lover]

mikeyboy236 said:

its about usefuless not pretiness

Most important line thus far. The SCAR is not made to appeal to the eye. The SCAR is made for combat efficiency and function, not form.

[stinger85]

Excuse me but when was the last time somebody looked at a gun for the looks. Isnt that what women are for. I mean in a gun you want something that will kill your opponent. You dont want something that appeals to the eye and doesnt do anything to the enemy.
Lets also look at the fact that the SCAR is interchangeable with both the 5.56mm and the 7.62mm. You can put a sniper scope on it, you can hook a drum magazine up to it, you can even attach a silencer. What does the M8 have, a plastic and polymer body and a .223. The SCAR has a polymer and metal body.

[CAC001]

Have you guys seen all the versions of the XM8? It's pretty neat, except for they're all .223 caliber.

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If we're gonna talk about the Scar and AK-108, then a 'Future assault rifles' thread should probably be made.

[CAC006]

see the xm8 can be a very versitile gun. id like to c you do that with a SCAR or an AK-108. its made with polymer and plastic body so it can be very lite and very easy to handle. ;D

[wheziestmoney]

yes i am aware that looks dont make the gun but it is just the idea of an assault rifle that can vary in capabilities. Heavy-Carbine-Sharpshooter-Rifle . with the SCAR you have to get a whole new variant of the gun to perform these alterations

[stinger85]

Would just once people other then Jimmy or Trevor or I look up there information. The SCAR is an incredbly versatile weapon. You can put the EGLM grenade launcher on it, you can put a 100 round drum magazine on it, you can put a silencer on it, there is a carbine version, it is made of polymer to. Why is everyone all OH MY GOD a gun weighs more than a pound, the AK-47 weighs 9.5 pounds and no one whines. Oh and the big kicker is that you can intechange 7.62 and 5.56 mm rounds with it. And you dont have to go get an entire new gun. You just change the barrels. You cant do that with the M8. Get over it people its cancelled, never coming back. There is also a sniper varient to, with a bigger round as well as you can just put a good scope on the 7.62 varient.

[Demolition Lover]

csegal said:

see the xm8 can be a very versitile gun. id like to c you do that with a SCAR or an AK-108. its made with polymer and plastic body so it can be very lite and very easy to handle. ;D

Plastic and polymer guns aren't something I'd want. If I run out of ammo I want to safely be able to use it in a melee application, and I also want to be able to drop the gun without it breaking. Why is the AK-108 in here? It's just a 5.56MM AK with a stabilized bolt for less recoil. But, let's talk about AK roles then. The AK-47 as a base can have a folding stock, or you could get a telescopic. Grenade launchers can be fit to it with around the same work as the M8. As for the "Compact Carbine," let's look at a little gun nicknamed the "Krinkov." This weapon uses a specially designed muzzlebreak to lower the gas pressure to a safe level. Why? Because this gun is small enough to be called a sub-machinegun. Sharpshooter variant? The AK-47 is very capable of sharpshooting. You can always slap on a PSO-1 and have an overkill sharpshooting weapon. The AK-47 also takes equivalent to the same work as the M8 would to create the "Automatic Rifleman" version, known as the RPK. It requires a barrel/reciever change and a bipod addition.
There you have it folks. A gun that's 50+ years old, and it does the same thing the M8 does. Revolutionary? I think not.

[itsahak]

I know this is a little old, but I thought I'd toss this out to you. The XM8 was actually used briefly during the opening days in Iraq. Unfortunalty it had issues with melting bodies! Literally! That was one of the reasons the XM8 was booted from the options. Personally, I think the H&K 416 would have been the better choice, and would have allowed them to keep the same mags and all.

[CAC001]

itsahak said:

issues with melting bodies!

Wow, you'd think the manufacturers/engineers would've made the plastic hard enough to withstand some sustained firing! That's pretty bad...

[Demolition Lover]

itsahak said:

I know this is a little old, but I thought I'd toss this out to you. The XM8 was actually used briefly during the opening days in Iraq. Unfortunalty it had issues with melting bodies! Literally! That was one of the reasons the XM8 was booted from the options. Personally, I think the H&K 416 would have been the better choice, and would have allowed them to keep the same mags and all.

I laughed. Really hard. Another testament to the reason I don't like polymer bodies. H&K 416 isnt bad.

[cac007]

stinger85 said:

Excuse me but when was the last time somebody looked at a gun for the looks. Isnt that what women are for.

;D indeed that is what women are for thats also what cars are for

[stinger85]

Lets keep the contnet to the M8 here guys, not your car

[mikeyboy236]

hehe. Me and stinger85 are seeing perfectly eye to eye here about the SCAR, I do actally judge some guns by looks (look at the M14 and M4 they appel to me) and I give the XM8 credit for that but the SCAR is just some much more fexible and better performing. And I hope the XM8 is gone for the US military for good. And to my knowalge the only melting part on the XM8 was the foregrip, but I am not 100% sure of that.