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Offline stoneaglewolf

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As the line between the M60 and M16 Disappears?
« on: September 13, 2005, 12:51:03 AM »
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« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2005, 06:00:31 AM »
You been living under a rock for the last year or what???   :lol:
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« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2005, 08:52:55 AM »
I was thinking about the airsoft rules for an AEG and Squad weapons at ajor events more so than the actual development of this weapon.
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« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2005, 09:22:44 AM »
Nice but whats an ajor event??? :lol:
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« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2005, 09:50:11 AM »
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You been living under a rock for the last year or what???   :lol:


More like 6 or 7 years...  The Shrike is vaporware.
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« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2005, 01:30:11 PM »
Still, it's pretty sweet...
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« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2005, 10:06:02 PM »
I apparently have been living under a rock...

never seen it before, but gotta say, great idea.  make 1 gun have 2 uses.
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« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2005, 04:45:10 AM »
That is how the orginal M16 platform was designed as well.  There were alot of different set ups from carbine to belt fed machine gun.  Only the rifle length was adopted.
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« Reply #8 on: September 30, 2005, 07:44:23 AM »
Raith is correct.  There have been so many promises made by ARES that it's sick.  ARES has had "deposits" for buyers of the Shrike for literally YEARS.  Many of those have realized that it just isn't going to happen and asked for refunds.  ARES probably cleaned up on interest from the "deposits" since they have had them for so long.  It's a very cool idea, but there have just been too many bridges burned in the process of bringing it out.  Go to the SAR show in December and I guarantee that ARES will be there with a prototype tauting how it's going to be out "very, very soon"...  just like they did last year, the year before that, the year before that, etc...  :s
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« Reply #9 on: September 30, 2005, 10:28:34 AM »
Frankly, I don't really see the need for such a design.  Magazine fed weapons work rather reliably.  A link fed weapon would still be relegated to the SAW position.  And for that, they already have the M249.
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« Reply #10 on: September 30, 2005, 01:34:52 PM »
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Frankly, I don't really see the need for such a design.  Magazine fed weapons work rather reliably.  A link fed weapon would still be relegated to the SAW position.  And for that, they already have the M249.


Yeah, but look at the first line of the page, Reaver...

"The Shrike LMG conversion was designed by Geoffrey A. Herring of Ares Defense Systems."

Hmmmmmm.
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« Reply #11 on: September 30, 2005, 01:49:56 PM »
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Frankly, I don't really see the need for such a design.  Magazine fed weapons work rather reliably.  A link fed weapon would still be relegated to the SAW position.  And for that, they already have the M249.

Yeah, but look at the first line of the page, Reaver...

"The Shrike LMG conversion was designed by Geoffrey A. Herring of Ares Defense Systems."

Hmmmmmm.


Your point?

I agree with Reaver.  Logistically, the parts commonality would be helpful but it simply would not be executed as planned.  I've heard nothing of the military acquiring these.

Why?  When you have dedicated support from weapons like the 249, 240, and all the SOF variants such as Mk46, Mk48, etc., there is no gap in the arsenal that this thing could possibly fill.
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« Reply #12 on: September 30, 2005, 08:39:27 PM »
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Frankly, I don't really see the need for such a design.  Magazine fed weapons work rather reliably.  A link fed weapon would still be relegated to the SAW position.  And for that, they already have the M249.

Yeah, but look at the first line of the page, Reaver...

"The Shrike LMG conversion was designed by Geoffrey A. Herring of Ares Defense Systems."

Hmmmmmm.

Your point?



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