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Originally Posted by cjhalbrooks
I am kind of surprised these are really going to be issued. With the draw down and budget cuts i wonder who will get fired of this bulk buy. There are tons of firearms that have been made for the military that are just too expensive to build, issue, and even use. The Army has created a firearm that shoots lasers, yet it cost too much to issue to soldiers. I wonder if this will be like every other new smart weapons system, as in soldiers will not be able to fire it at a range do to the cost of the round. I THINK that the round will cost to much for the government to truly issue this weapon system to soldiers who really truly needed it.
COD Black Ops anyone??
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I might be thinking of a different system here, but I seem to recall reading that all funding for the XM-25 was dropped a few months ago and all units were pulled from service. Something about a double feed and propellant detonation which injured the soldier attempting to fire it.