A slightly shorter and lighter-weight carbine version of the U.S. Army's new 6.8x51mm M7 service rifle has now gotten its own ...
Designed in 2002, the Heckler & Koch XM8 was a lightweight assault rifle that aimed to replace the original M4 carbine in U.S ...
The XM8 carbine has a shorter barrel and suppressor than the M7, and is also about a pound lighter than the rifle.
The Army didn’t walk back the M7, it sharpened it, and the XM8 carbine is what happens when real-world friction forces a ...
The XM8 is not intended to replace the service’s primary rifle, the M7, but instead is being developed as a companion weapon.