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POTD: Army Shrinks the NGSW - Meet the XM8 Carbine
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (262+ words) thefirearmblog. com POTD: Army Shrinks the NGSW - Meet the XM8 Carbine The compact carbine represents the latest evolution within the Army's Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program. Compared to the M7, the XM8 has been reduced in overall length to just over 32 inches,…...
Army Testing Shorter, Lighter XM8 Carbine (Revised)
3+ week, 2+ day ago (434+ words) The XM8 ships with a 25-round magazine, trims 5 inches and more than a pound from the M7, and SIG says it's delivering the first units to the Army by the end of this month. The Army is adding a more compact carbine…...
Front Line Friday #9: Range Qualification Realities
1+ week, 1+ day ago (690+ words) Passing the qual and being ready to shoot are not the same thing. Most agencies have built their training calendar around one and called it the other. Front Line Friday is a weekly column on duty-grade realities for first responders....
The HK433 [MARS]and HK433 PDW at Enforce Tac 2026
2+ week, 2+ day ago (468+ words) As part of the broader H&K MARS concept, the platform is designed to streamline logistics, maintenance, and training through shared components and a consistent manual of arms across variants. "One Caliber, Two Souls. HK433: The Ultimate Fusion of G36 and HK416!" (marketing…...
Army, Geissele, Carpenter Partner on Next-Gen Barrels
3+ week, 3+ day ago (465+ words) The U. S. Army inked partnerships with Geissele Automatics and Carpenter Technology'to develop next-generation small arms barrels using GNB 200 alloy and a new rifle profile. The partnerships, formalized through Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) signed in 2022, aim to solve barrel wear…...
POTD: Seekins Precision SIC Sniper Rifle
3+ week, 4+ day ago (256+ words) thefirearmblog. com POTD: Seekins Precision SIC Sniper Rifle At its core, the rifle allows rapid, tool-less bolt disassembly and quick caliber changes through swappable, caliber-specific magazine wells. Carbon-fiber barrels feature machined flats to simplify barrel changes in the field, while…...
Vietnam's 7. 62x39 Negev, The STr L-7. 62 LMG
4+ week, 2+ day ago (993+ words) In late 2024, Vietnam's defense industry publicly revealed a locally produced light machine gun (LMG) based on Israel Weapon Industries' (IWI) Negev design. The 7. 62x39mm-chambered variant, commonly referred to in Vietnamese sources as the STr L-7. 62 or STr L-7, 62 VN, represents a further…...
POTD: The Swedish Ak4 C With Leonardo DRS Thermal Sight
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (183+ words) Frost in the air and pressure in the chest, instructors from the 40th Home Guard Battalion under Sweden's Western Military Region recently conducted two intensive winter days of refresher training ahead of the upcoming training cycle. Operating in snow-covered terrain, the…...
Front Line Friday #4: Patrol Rifle Setups to Reduce Training Burden
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1152+ words) Your rifle doesn't need to be "cool." It needs to be the same every time, for every officer, under every dumb condition. Most patrol rifle problems aren't "gun problems." They're people-and-process problems wearing gear as a disguise. Training gets canceled....
British Army To Select New Sniper Rifle in 2027
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (350+ words) Several weeks after the launch of the initial phases of Project Grayburn, the UK's program to replace the SA80/L85, the UK Ministry of Defence has released a new notice for its Multi Caliber Sniper Capability - Project Shamer. The UK Mo D…...