Irfan Baloch
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(a) it was being inducted to begin with
(b) during the '80s when we had the sanctions lifted & the US aid flowing in
(c) during the early '00s when we again had the sanctions lifted & the US aid flowing in
a) you need to catch the cold for your body to learn the cure, the gun is good no doubt, its in use across the globe including Europe but times have changed. people moved on from say 303 or M1 rifles to G3 M16s etc and then to M4 for example.
now there is technology to lighten up the weapon, shorten up the size without sacrificing power , range or accuracy which demands redesigning.
b) US guns although awesome but are a nightmare to maintain , expensive too, they more or less suffer from same issues and then there is the doctrine of sticking to 7.62 round which the M-16's standard 5.56 NATO issue didnt fit the bill.
c) special forces of both NAVY and army use the M4s, our specialist units use all the latest weapons that are out on the offer in the international market and are mainly western Europe origin, so there is no stopping there. but changing the assault weapons of the entire army takes a while and during the time of conflict its hardly the best time to switch.
reason for my post is to reassess our needs understand whats out there and what are the failings of the current weapons and come up with a customized weapon parameters that can be developed inhouse or outsourced to experienced producer and then mass produce it under licence.
I mentioned the type 56 that is widely in use by the military and you see it side by side with G3 . I dont have any feed back about this gun but can guess its more or less on par with AK 47 experience a kind of a sub machine gun with least maintenance, excellent reliability, fire power but lacking the accuracy like the typical AK. A perfect mix is Americanized AK 47 which has addressed that issue without sacrificing the winning points of AK 47. look up its videos and literature because I dont want to lengthen my post but you will understand what is my line of thinking.
thats the kind foa gun I am thinking of. not just the cosmetic touch up with rail to add accessories and extra grip and retractable butt but a better firing mechanism and feed, good prolonged shooting without risk of jamming by taking care of the blowback gases more effectively and robust design. this comes with experience and right tools, computers here can help a lot to come close to that goal.
I dont care about the look, it might look as the behind of a baboon but I am all up for a reliable but compact gun with the stopping power of the G3.
ok I am adding the video for comparison and better understanding where I am going
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6BpI3xD6h0
the All American Centurion AK 47
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HRd289LdPs
http://www.gundigest.com/rifle-reviews-articles/centurion-ak-47-a-classic-comes-home