XM312 & XM307 Officially Dead

Suhiir · #1 January 13th, 2009, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by DRG

Diging throught he OOB's reveiled the "M29 Inf Cbt Wpn" in both the US and USMC OOB's. The info I've found leads me to belive this is either dead, or will be dead or won't be ready for quite some time

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Development of the complete XM29 (OICW Increment 3) system was shelved, and will be resumed once the OICW Increment 1 and 2 components are developed, and weight constraints of entire system are met.

That doesn't sound very positive to me

If anybody at all wants to wade in with some info it would be appreciated. "research" really eats into the time I have to work on this and I've got a plateful of work on things I know what to do with

We'll make this the " sort out the "future weapons" " thread

Don

The XM29 was split into the M8 Rifle and XM25 (was 20mm now 25mm) GL due to the excessive weight (and R&D problems) of the combined system.

The M8 was later killed entirely and the XM25 we spoke about here.

So as a weapon the XM29 just plain doesn't exist.

Marek_Tucan · #2 January 14th, 2009, 02:57 AM

Future weapons thread? I'm in

This rifle was presented last year for public. Name's CZ 805 and should be (and looks like) something like FN SCAR.
Main variant is planned in 5.56 NATO, using STANAG magwell. It should come in three barrel lengths (short carbine, rifle and HBAR rifle), with easy barrel swap.
There should be also conversion kits for 7.62/43mm and 7.62/54mm ammo.

From what I know the rifle is undergoing the Army trials. There was some RumInt about it being already ordered en masse, but I am sceptical.

http://www.strelci.com/modules.php?n...rticle&sid=312