The Corps Just Issued An Intent Notice To Buy 50,000 M27 Rifles
It seems to be a good replacement for the M-4.
The Marine Corps infantry rifle could be seeing an upgrade in the very near future.
On Aug. 11, the U.S. Marine Corps issued a Notice of Intent to Sole Source for more than 50,000 new M27 Infantry Automatic Rifles from Heckler & Koch. This is a significantly large jump from the 11,000 stated in a Request For Information originally issued at the beginning of 2017, which sparked speculation that the Corps was looking to replace its M4s.“Everything I have seen suggests that the M27s we have been using for some time have been the most reliable, durable, and accurate weapons in our rifle squads,” Marine Commandant Gen. Robert Neller said in a *statement back in April. However, cost has been a primary issue given than the M27 can run up to $3,000 a rifle.