 XM-8 on TV, On the History Channel |
 Sep 27 2004, 04:57 AM
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On at 10:00 (Mail Call) at the History Channel is going to be a segment on the XM-8 Advanced Battle Rifle.
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xythlord XM-8 on TV Sep 27 2004, 04:57 AM
Bane XM-8 Advanced Battle Rifle?
Oh. You mean the pla... Sep 27 2004, 05:24 AM xythlord Yup that would be the one.
Actually the more th... Sep 27 2004, 05:51 AM Kagetenshi A plastic Raygun? Where do I get one?
How easy i... Sep 27 2004, 06:18 AM Austere Emancipator The current XM-8s apparently have a cyclic RoF of ... Sep 27 2004, 06:55 AM Savior Also the versatility of the weapon looks very prom... Sep 27 2004, 11:15 AM Pistons I do hope this conversation will lead to convertin... Sep 27 2004, 01:06 PM Lindt Auh, but this is gun talk! Besides, this coul... Sep 27 2004, 01:35 PM otomik thats weird that they're calling it a Battle R... Sep 27 2004, 01:40 PM xythlord Actually I am curious about converting a couple of... Sep 27 2004, 01:51 PM otomik QUOTE (xythlord @ Sep 27 2004, 01:51 PM) Firs... Sep 27 2004, 02:16 PM Austere Emancipator I remember trying to do some stats earlier for the... Sep 27 2004, 02:27 PM Johnson QUOTE (xythlord)
First off, the rifle uses a red ... Sep 27 2004, 02:31 PM KarmaInferno QUOTE (Bane) XM-8 Advanced Battle Rifle?
Oh. You... Sep 27 2004, 02:59 PM Chance359 As much as I love the XM-8, I gotta wonder how lon... Sep 27 2004, 03:31 PM BitBasher QUOTE You aim the rifle and fire the same. The onl... Sep 27 2004, 05:18 PM Austere Emancipator If you can aim with both eyes open with a diopter ... Sep 27 2004, 05:39 PM otomik Bushmaster Carbon-15, now thats a lightweight rifl... Sep 27 2004, 05:41 PM Austere Emancipator That's still pretty massive for a pistol. Coul... Sep 27 2004, 05:55 PM Leowulf Perhaps what would be best here, in order to prese... Sep 27 2004, 06:23 PM Raygun QUOTE (Kagetenshi)A plastic Raygun? Where do I get... Sep 27 2004, 06:28 PM Leowulf QUOTE (Raygun) I don't really see the US milit... Sep 27 2004, 06:41 PM Arethusa I missed that episode, so just in case, was there ... Sep 27 2004, 07:00 PM otomik actually the latest intel is that they merged the ... Sep 27 2004, 07:00 PM otomik QUOTE (Arethusa @ Sep 27 2004, 07:00 PM) ...w... Sep 27 2004, 07:13 PM Austere Emancipator They'll be in a hurry to change back to M855s ... Sep 27 2004, 07:45 PM Raygun QUOTE (otomik)actually the latest intel is that th... Sep 27 2004, 07:55 PM otomik QUOTE (Austere Emancipator @ Sep 27 2004, 07:... Sep 27 2004, 08:28 PM Austere Emancipator The "superfluous injury" bit is truly BS... Sep 27 2004, 08:40 PM otomik where? the USA isn't on that list, it did sign... Sep 27 2004, 08:55 PM Austere Emancipator USA is clearly listed as a signatory on 29.07.1899... Sep 27 2004, 09:08 PM mfb for Desert Wars, everything is very carefully meas... Sep 27 2004, 09:11 PM Raygun QUOTE (otomik)http://www.ammo-oracle.com/body.htm#... Sep 28 2004, 12:13 AM Siege I watched the one-handed demo of the XM-8 with the... Sep 28 2004, 05:31 AM Siege Having watched the vid-clip of the 100-round drum ... Sep 28 2004, 12:57 PM otomik there used to be an automatic rifleman who carried... Sep 28 2004, 02:12 PM Raygun QUOTE (otomik)there used to be an automatic riflem... Sep 28 2004, 07:57 PM otomik i've also heard about the double action trigge... Sep 28 2004, 09:14 PM Raygun QUOTE (otomik)i've also heard about the double... Sep 29 2004, 01:32 AM Arethusa QUOTE (Raygun)I found a thread on AR15.com that sa... Sep 29 2004, 02:18 AM FrostyNSO Standard carry condition is loaded mag in the well... Sep 29 2004, 03:17 AM Young Freud QUOTE (otomik)there used to be an automatic riflem... Sep 29 2004, 06:51 AM Raygun QUOTE (Yound Freud)I'm hoping they stick with ... Sep 30 2004, 10:09 PM otomik If cartridges adopted were logical, we'd have ... Sep 30 2004, 11:00 PM Kagetenshi What was the matter with 7.62mm again?
~J the for... Sep 30 2004, 11:03 PM otomik QUOTE (Kagetenshi) What was the matter with 7.62mm... Sep 30 2004, 11:27 PM Kagetenshi Assault rifle round. 7.62x39mm, used in the AK-47 ... Sep 30 2004, 11:37 PM FlakJacket QUOTE (Raygun)A couple of guys in a squad with a 2... Sep 30 2004, 11:52 PM otomik 7.62x39mm Soviet
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-about optimimal in power/re... Oct 1 2004, 12:29 AM Arethusa QUOTE (FlakJacket)Is it just me, or does this soun... Oct 1 2004, 01:53 AM FlakJacket Ah crap, always keep getting those mixed up. Bloo... Oct 1 2004, 03:00 AM Arethusa Gah! Back to WW2 and 8mm Mauser that's re... Oct 1 2004, 04:08 AM otomik true, 7.62x39mm is the metric description of both ... Oct 1 2004, 04:18 AM Arethusa I did not know that. I've actually only ever ... Oct 1 2004, 05:22 AM Siege It's not the size of your gun, it's the qu... Oct 1 2004, 06:36 AM Raygun QUOTE (Flak Jacket)Is it just me, or does this sou... Oct 1 2004, 06:43 AM Austere Emancipator QUOTE (Arethusa) I did not know that. I've act... Oct 1 2004, 07:36 AM otomik I think you can make a good DM rifle from the XM8 ... Oct 1 2004, 01:01 PM Austere Emancipator My understanding is that only the DM(AR) has the 4... Oct 1 2004, 01:31 PM otomik hmm, some sources say 4x and some say 3.5x for the... Oct 1 2004, 02:41 PM Raygun QUOTE (otomik)I think you can make a good DM rifle... Oct 1 2004, 06:07 PM otomik QUOTE The SVD was used in the same capacity after ... Oct 1 2004, 08:05 PM
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