4-Barreled, electrically-fired 6-mm rifle
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2018 10:49 am
Army might have found its new rifle in Colorado Springs garage
I admit that I scoffed at this article when I first saw it, both in terms of the content and the look of the rifle. However, while I'm not sure this particular design is going to make it big, the developer/inventor does make some valid points.The Army adopted its battle rifle in 1963 and has spent 55 years looking for a replacement for the M-16 and its variants.
They might have found it in Martin Grier’s Colorado Springs garage. Grier, a self-described inventor who has worked at a local bed and breakfast, built the new “ribbon gun” with a hobbyist’s tools. It looks like a space-age toy drawn by a fifth-grader.
But goofy origins and cartoon-looks aside, this could be the gun of the future. The Army is studying Grier’s gun and has ordered a military-grade prototype.