Canadian modular assault rifle project, a C7 replacement?

[MilEME09]

Thanks dude. What physical lengths are those barrels? The FS still looks pretty long.

I have a very similar stock on my rifle (Magpul STR) and it's great for comfort. Not that much heavier than the CTR stock either.

What's the muzzle contraption?

14" for the FS vs 11.5" CS, the muzzle is a suppressor, one of the best on the market.

 

[KevinB]

sure, The biggest difference is barrel length, the FS is longer, meant for the infantry only, and can mount the C27 grenade launcher. Once the new ammo arrives it will allow a infantry soldier to engage targets effectively at 500m (there will be a PWT level 5 for 500m). Here is a side by side picture of CWO (Ret'd) John Yoshida showing them off the other night at 33 Svc Bn. As you can see the stock is a slightly different model as well to allow for a storage compartment for optic batteries. I am loving that we finally went with magpul for accessories, and PMags are coming too.


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Damn he was a Sgt the last time I saw him.

 

[KevinB]

14" for the FS vs 11.5" CS, the muzzle is a suppressor, one of the best on the market.

The Strategic Science Suppressors are pretty neat. They setup business in Canada as well for this program, with a very solid Small Arms User SME involved (not sure of Frank's Paquette’s title there), Frank had tried to pull the rest of the CAF into the 21st Century for weapons training, he was showing me their different wares at ISOF a few years ago.
Strategic Sciences suppressor

The barrel looks a lot longer on the CS than 11.5”, as the Suppressor on that gun with the 11.5” barrel is almost to the foreend rail.
They honestly look like the 14.5” and 16.1” versions of the gun I have seen.

 

[PrairieFella]

Not loving that only the infantry are getting GLs though. There are many other people in the combat arms who could use them. Hopefully theres a follow on order for stand-alone launchers.

 

[MilEME09]

Not loving that only the infantry are getting GLs though. There are many other people in the combat arms who could use them. Hopefully theres a follow on order for stand-alone launchers.

We shall see, until the C26 and 27 are fielded units are to keep a limited number of C7s for their M203s

 

[markppcli]

Not loving that only the infantry are getting GLs though. There are many other people in the combat arms who could use them. Hopefully theres a follow on order for stand-alone launchers.

To be honest they likely wouldnt train with them anyways. Small arms are at best an afterthought to the rest of the CAF. I say that as a guy whose spent four years in an arty unit that has 203s.

 

[Eaglelord17]

To be honest they likely wouldnt train with them anyways. Small arms are at best an afterthought to the rest of the CAF. I say that as a guy whose spent four years in an arty unit that has 203s.

Just getting people to train on the basics is difficult.

The amount of arguments I got into over the value of section attacks and recce for non-combat arms was crazy.

We weren’t a very serious army, hopefully that is changing.