https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b1a57529aa574e8ba220e0311434733e/view>USSOCOM is seeking a carbine system to act as a replacement or upgrade for the current URG-I. The goal is to integrate advancements in material science and weapon design to provide operators with a technically superior individual weapon system capable of firing both legacy 5.56x45mm NATO and emerging hyper velocity ammunition.>HICAR shall fire and function with M855A1, Mk262 as well as Government supplied M855A1+ hypervelocity ammunition loaded to 82kpsi (T); with future hypervelocity ammunition designs optimized for projectile velocity and terminal effects on target (O).Fuck Siggers we're doing M4s on Mars and I will be first in line for surplus M855A1+
every goddamn week those budget parasites are inventing some new rifle selection program and then realize "oh yeah this AR that we already have actually works just fine." >but anon after 27 billion dollars of autistic testing, it was determined that a 10.298145" barrel .037% more efficient than this 10.3" length rifle>number of rifles ordered 134>10 year delay actually issuing the fucking things
>>65173825>He's just now realizing that the MIC is just a bunch of frat bros with guns siphoning off funds from a continuously bloating budget ($1.5 trillion requested for FY2026 now btw)Just remember, that if you even suggest some of this be used to improve the life of the average citizen, you're a heckin commie!!!
>>65173907you ARE a commie. you wouldn't bring that up if you weren't.
>>65173825Correct, but you will do nothing. Pay those taxes, piggy! Pay up!
>>65173825It's a new upper not a whole new rifle.
>>65173913can you even define what a commie is without hyperbole or insults?
>>65173931So most of the cost of an AR you retarded fucking faggot?
>>65173952What an amazing response to humble news about an overdue improvement in firearms technology. Having a bad day, anon?
Details on M855A1+ please
>>65173701So .277 is dead. I'm guessing it'll be used as a specialized round now.
>>65173990Zero yet, unfortunately, except for the 82kpsi pressure, fitting in a standard 556 chamber, and M855A1 bullet. The rumor mill says its in a Federal PEAK case.
>>65173937yeah, you
>>65174046It's good they're making a dedicated upper for it at leastI know Chris Bartocci dislikes current M855A1 because of the increased wear on current AR15 rifles from the bullet design and pressure, so this should be a win all around
>>65173701My idea of my 5.56 super only half done.Largest downside of legacy 5.56 is short ogive and bad firm factor as result.Better velocity is fun but good ballistic coefficient is much better. Together - perfect.Well another opportunity wasted by boomers who don't know what form factor is.
>>65173701Sounds utterly pointless. Shouldn't they design this "future hyper velocity ammunition" before the gun that's meant to fire it? Also the fact that it's going to be able to fire 5.56 as well means that this theoretical new ammuntion will work just fine in an AR. Just more MIC grift.
