Barn Owl Lover
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Basically a new, broadly (very broadly) AR-15 based rifle designed around the .264 USA round.
Main features are:
--AR-15 inspired basic controls
--Dual side mounted charging handles that are non-reciprocating
--Like the Sig MCX, it uses a folding stock
--Uses propetary mags for the 6.5x43mm/.264 USA round (rounds were too wide to fit properly in a polymer STANAG mag, though OAL is the same)
--Internal system is a long stroke piston operating a three-lug rotating bolt.
--Was teamed up in the same program with a version of the FN Evolys LMG firing the same round
FN America (FNA) Previews the Lightweight Intermediate Caliber Cartridge (LICC) Individual Weapon System (IWS) Developed for the Irregular Warfare Technology Support Directorate (IWTSD) - Soldier Systems Daily
Main features are:
--AR-15 inspired basic controls
--Dual side mounted charging handles that are non-reciprocating
--Like the Sig MCX, it uses a folding stock
--Uses propetary mags for the 6.5x43mm/.264 USA round (rounds were too wide to fit properly in a polymer STANAG mag, though OAL is the same)
--Internal system is a long stroke piston operating a three-lug rotating bolt.
--Was teamed up in the same program with a version of the FN Evolys LMG firing the same round
FN America (FNA) Previews the Lightweight Intermediate Caliber Cartridge (LICC) Individual Weapon System (IWS) Developed for the Irregular Warfare Technology Support Directorate (IWTSD) - Soldier Systems Daily