POTD: Up-Close With The Next Generation Squad Weapon Testing
Photo Of The Day and now is the time to get up-close with the Next Generation Squad Weapon. There are a lot of new angles and circles in the design of this firearm and its optics. Above you see U.S. Army Sgt. Victor Don-Martinez, a forward observer with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment, North Carolina Army National Guard, engaging targets with the XM7 rifle and XM157 scope, part of the Next Generation Squad Weapon system, during testing of the system at Fort Liberty, North Carolina.
The new system includes the XM7 rifle, the XM250 automatic rifle, and the XM157 fire control system, which are designed to replace the current M4 carbine, M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, and the M240 machine gun. That’s no small task, for any firearm.
Below: U.S. Army Sgt. Shaquille Siplin, with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment, North Carolina Army National Guard, stands with night vision goggles.
Below: The XM7 rifle and XM157 scope during night fire testing of the rifle and scope at Fort Liberty, North Carolina.
Below: Engaging targets with the XM7 rifle and XM157 scope. Did you ever see the magazine this close?
Images and captions: U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy.
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I wonder how much heavier the steel Sig magazine is than the M4 magazine.