For almost 40 years, the M-16 5.56mm combat rifle, in all its incarnations, has served as the United States military’s primary battle rifle. To give you an idea of how long a time that is, the only other long gun with a similar tenure is the .58 caliber Brown Bess musket — which entered service with the Continental Army in 1776.
The German weapons manufacturer Heckler & Koch believes it’s high time for a change; specifically, it would like to see the United States retire the M-16 and replace it with a slick, new, high-speed battle rifle dubbed the XM-8. And boy, what a rifle it is … MORE
Interestingly, the Israeli Defence Force is also looking for a replacement or its M16s. Even though the Israel forces love the M16 and resoundingly preferred it to the AK47 variant (Galil or in South Africa, R4), plan are afoot to introduce the new Tavor Assault Rifle as the IDF’s weapon of choice for the next few decades. Here are two of the 4 Tavor variants:
Left: Tavor Assault Rifle Standard Configuration. Right: Tavor in Sharp Shooting Configuration.
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