The M27 Automatic Rifle is the standard squad automatic weapon for all US Marines. The M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR) is a select-fire weapon that chambers the NATO-standard 5.56x45mm cartridge. It is derived from the Heckler & Koch HK416 and is currently in service with the United States Marine Corps. The M27 is often mistaken […]
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Recon Marines Adopt Shorter Barreled M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle While Eying Up New Army Weapon
America’s Pit Bull The United States Marine Corps has always done things a little differently than the other branches of the service, and that’s a good thing. You want to have various tools in your toolbox to successfully tackle any problem that may arise. The problem is, that the Marine Corps is a part of […]
MARCORSYSCOM Releases RFI for M4, M4A1, M27 Suppressors
Courtesy of Tactical Life Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM) has issued a request for information (RFI) for commercially available suppressors to be used on the M4, M4A1, and M27 weapon systems chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO. RELATED STORY: Silence Is Golden – Deployed Marine Unit Gives Thumbs Up to Rifle Suppressors The RFI, which was released last Thursday, comes just a few […]
Report: USMC’s M27 IAR to be Used as a SDM-R
Courtesy of Tactical Life The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)’s 2017 Armament Systems Forum, which just wrapped yesterday in Fredericksburg, Va., contained a number of juicy tidbits regarding the weapons used by our armed forces. The first revelation was that the US Army had selected soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division to be the first to field the new Sig Sauer M17 service […]