This gun is definitely for military purposes. :laugh:

One step closer before the almighty bolter gun has been created!

Neat toy. Wasn't it rolled out as

But $35k can buy quite a few LAW's or M203's (and rounds) and training, which near as I can tell, does pretty much the same job. :shrug:

Lehner said the Army plans to purchase at least 12,500 XM25 systems beginning next year -- enough for one system in each infantry squad and Special Forces team.

The military isn't overly concerned that the weapon might be captured by the enemy, because they would be unable to obtain its highly specialized ammunition, batteries and other components. Lehner said he expects other nations will try to copy its technology, but it will be very cost-prohibitive.
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/11/24/armys-revolutionary-rifle-use-afghanistan/?test=faces

12,500 x 35,000...plus training....:rolleyes:
And I love their security prcedure...I wonder who the author considers enemies? With that expense, will it be a sensitive item with associated recovery missions?

Specialized ammo in my mind means scarce ammo. Special batteries...erm same principle.

Dunno, there are those with much more expertise and experience saying this is a waste.

But it looks cool!

I know. But you said all guns. Not all guns should go away, in my opinion we shouldn't get rid of firearms. We should however get rid of every nuclear weapon on the planet. Because those are way more dangerous. Especially with some not-so-nice countries developing their nuclear capabilities.

Self defense technologies, firearms and WMD are big $$$$ I should get into it

That's a few people. Plus a few people. Plus a few people...

Funnily enough we own two rifles. Haven't been used in over 15 years. My step dad used to go hunting, but now is against bird hunting. Go figure.

That is an awesome way to put it!



:P

Then people would just use melted guns as clubs...

When do I get to use it? Yea it's a grenade launcher, I still stick with my M4.

Also there's a difference between cover and concealment in terms of fighting.

You wear capri's though.

Very girly ones.

^ This

Course I would be more partial to the .50 Tungsten Carbide tipped version myself. :gun:

Only thing the XM25 rifle does is add in more ways to waste money #1 and #2 a better way to splatter the brains of your enemies.

Home invasion and robbery doesn't carry the death sentence. By all means protect yourself and your family, but you'd probably find that it's safer for everyone to have a dog and an alarm system over a gun.

Anyone seen the headline "Man saves family by shooting someone"? It probably has happened more than once, but even a few dozen times would make the times a gun has saved a civilians life statistically insignificant.

Edit: Did the OP get confused between radar activated exploding bullets? Or did he/she actually mean radio controlled?

Then we'll just go back to swords and arrows

A man breaks into your house, you dont have a gun... HOW are you going to shoot him?

-Dale Dribbel

A little up the page, I restated myself and said to scare off. Not necessarily go for the kill. More of a warning shot or something.

If someone is trying to hurt me or my family(when I get one)there is not going to be a warning shot just two to the chest followed by two more if they don't go down immediately, warning shot would probably just let them have time to shoot

Remote control triggered grenade.
Distance detecting laser.
Microchip.

Strap on to a grenade launcher, and done.


They'll be sold to the 'enemy' soon enough if the field tests are acceptable.

Fixed that.

And anyone who can afford these type of weapons aren't likely to be picking fights with the US in the near future.

Not really, the AA-12's Grenades are impact detonated and not as large of an explosion. The XM25's rounds are highly tweakable.

Hahahah it's a glorified flak cannon. I just realized this.

gonna catch flak for this, but anyone else checking out the deals on the government liquidator website? They're selling some pretty interesting night vision scopes 1 of which is going for around $700. Heck I even saw one of those huge diesel trucks for 56k. Too bad you have to be in the area to pick it up or I swear I would get it.

Ok, we have gone from discussing a specific gun and bullet used in a war (political maybe? maybe not.) to discussing home invasion and then debate about gun ownership and home defense which on an international board is without a doubt political. We don't often allow gun threads outside of game discussion for this very reason.