"Can the Marine Corps M27 Rifle Replace the M249?"

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What do you think? With the M27 IAR for the USMC being the mainstay weapon, can it really replace the M249 which of course was designed as a support weapon that can keep the enemies' heads down whilst the Marines move to take them out. Task & Purpose discuss this in this video... "Is the M27 IAR a Marine Corps Infantry replacement for the M16 or the M249 SAW? Or wait...is it meant for the Designated Marksman role? Apparently It's a bunch of roles rolled into one for the Marine Corps.

Garand Thumb With The Marine Corps SIG M18 Pistol

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SIG Sauer's P320 pistol has been adopted by all the branches of the U.S. Military in the form of the M17 which is the U.S. Army designation for the P320 and the M18 which is a more compact version. The U.S. Marine Corps chose the M18 as their official sidearm and Garand Thumb goes through the paces with one to find out why it's a good compact pistol to use.

US Marines Select Trijicon VCOG 1-8x28 For Squad Common Optic

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Trijicon will soon start making the USMC Squad Common Optic as its VCOG 1-8x28 optic that has been selected by the Marine Corps Systems as announced last month. The contract is worth US$64,000,000 Trijicon will begin delivery of units in 2020. The company will manufacture the SCO at its Wixom, Michigan factory. Press release from the US Marine Corps below:

AMS: ASG USMC M40A3 Sniper Rifle

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Airsoft Megastore presents the M40A3 Sniper Rifle from ASG. This is licensed by MacMillan Group and has replicated the real world M40A3 faitfully... "ASG is one of the most well known airsoft companies in the world! So we decided to take a look at their version of the M40 sniper rifle one of the most recognizable sniper platforms ever."

USMC: Modernizing The Marine Rifle Squad

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More on the story on the revamp of the Marine Rifle Squad as explained at the official USMC YouTube Channel... "The Marine Corps will implement a new squad formation structure in order to meet the demands of future warfighting. The transition to these advanced squad formations will occur in FY 2020."

Marine Recon/Raiders "Warriors" Tribute 2018

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A tribute video to the Marine Raiders as done by the Raider YouTube Channel... "The Marine Raiders were elite units established by the United States Marine Corps during World War II to conduct special amphibious light infantry warfare, particularly in landing in rubber boats and operating behind the lines."

The Firearm Blog On The M27 IAR

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Here are two videos from The Firearm Blog (TFB) on the USMC M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR) which an airsoft version is available via Umarex/VFC. Based on the HK416 rifle, TFB talks about the origins of the rifle in the first video and in the second they go into more details in terms of magazines and performance.

2017 Recon Challenge Photos By Magpul

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Photos here are just some of the shots taken by Magpul of the 2017 Recon Challenge that took place last month... "The 2017 Recon Challenge was a 25-mile endurance course where Recon Marines aboard Camp Pendleton, California endure a myriad of challenges and tests.

DesertFox: Seize Grozny USMC Loadout

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DesertFox Airsoft played the role of a USMC Rifleman taking and executing orders during the Milsim West Seize Grozny event. In this video he shows you the loadout he put together for the role... "My United States Marine Corps(USMC) airsoft loadout from Milsim West: Seize Grozny. Bonus uncut airsoft gameplay from Milsim West: Sieze Grozny after the loadout section of the video."

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