04-08-2012, 05:11 PM
Schwag, have you played much with the HK416? I've seen and handled them several times. While the idea seems great, the actual shooting experience was very disappointing according to friends whom I trust in such things.
I thought the ergonomics were inferior to the AR, with the weight in the wrong places.
Truthfully, I still haven't found one of the new rifles that I think is a real step forward in the race. Some of them have some interesting features, but they all have drawbacks that take them out of the running as far as I am concerned. (That doesn't mean I don't want them, it just means I don't seen them as a real step forward!)
The AR is so modifiable, that you can make one that will just about be perfect for what you may want. The new rifles, not so much. I think its because they are designed by committee, and thus are a series of compromises. When you look at the great military rifles of the past 100 years, most are basically one man designs....the Garand, the AR, the Kalashnikov, etc.
I thought the ergonomics were inferior to the AR, with the weight in the wrong places.
Truthfully, I still haven't found one of the new rifles that I think is a real step forward in the race. Some of them have some interesting features, but they all have drawbacks that take them out of the running as far as I am concerned. (That doesn't mean I don't want them, it just means I don't seen them as a real step forward!)
The AR is so modifiable, that you can make one that will just about be perfect for what you may want. The new rifles, not so much. I think its because they are designed by committee, and thus are a series of compromises. When you look at the great military rifles of the past 100 years, most are basically one man designs....the Garand, the AR, the Kalashnikov, etc.
You seek escape from pain. We seek the achievement of happiness. You exist for the sake of avoiding punishment. We exist for the sake of earning rewards. Threats will not make us function; fear is not our incentive. It is not death that we wish to avoid, but life that we wish to live. - John Galt