Re: M-16 Replacement (yet another Popular Mechanics article)

	Howdy!

On Thu, 15 Jul 1999, Buddy Chamberlain wrote:

> And then of course, there's the new Combi-Gun that they're making for
the
> Army.  Check out those 20mm smart bullets.  Sweet stuff, dudes.

	And you know what the first thing that is going to break down in
the field is...:)  At $16,000-20,000 a pop, it may be a little TOO much.

	Recent articles say that the US has commited to 4,000 units by
2006, with an option for another 16,000 or so by 2010 or later.  We'll
see....

	Ken