If you have any questions related to firearms (military or civilian) or military tactics, just post in here and Ill answer you questions as soon as I see them. Any weapon, any make, any model is fair game. Ill be happy to advise on technical issues, modifications and/or improvements, and I will post a review of selected weapons every weekend.

1st LT Manmiller USAF
Pilot/Weapons Tech

Handle = PowerstrokeSS
AIM = CDUBFIREFIGHTER

Tough choice on the poll. Best assault rifle is the '47, but the SCAR , 552 and SA80 are right up there too. The 870 is a fucking kick-ass shotgun, and obviously the MP5 takes the SMG award. But Walther's compact sniper is amazing for urban ops, and I love the wooden furniture, so it gets my vote.

Mind you, the best assault rifle ever created was the SAS-mod FN FAL L2A1 used by Aussie SF in 'nam.

Yeah the L2A1 reminds me of the HK G3 in looks and the 552 in firing style. I agree with your original statement that the AK47 is the best assault rifle but I have issues with the accuracy of the weapon at times. I also have a few qualms with its 600RPM firing rate as compared with an AR15's 800-950RPM, with improved accuracy of the flat trajectory of a .223 62gr. SS109 Penetrator round, rather than the 7.62mm anti-armor round with has more energy but less velocity which decreases its anti-armor effects. The smaller the caliber and higher the velocity of a round will increase its affects on armor.

Also my personal favorite on the poll is the new Colt AR-15 rifles that use the piston drive instead of the older style gas system. It has virtually no heat transfer to the bolt and cleaning is so much easier. This also eliminates the dreaded jams of the weapons, making more reliable than the venerable AK-47.

I was wondering why you didn't put the mossberg shotgun on the poll. From what I've seen the mossberg has the largest supply of after market parts to make it the way you want it.

The AK-47, for a very few reasons, it's 60 years old and is the most widely noticed and used firearm in the world. Very reliable and tough, the AK-47 has it's flaws such as it's accuracy problem at longer ranges. Thing is, if I were fighting at long ranges with an enemy give me a semi-automatic VSS-Vintorez, SVD or the new Croatian VHS Assault Rifle.

http://www.securityarms.com/20010315.../3000/3088.htm

"when fired, gun powder gasses push the bolt backward via piston, that much is the same as in almost all assault rifles. However, the unique feature of this gun is that it has additional gas vent that leads some of the gases into a chamber located BEHIND the bolt. As the bolt moves backward, it's gradually slowed down and then softly stopped by a gas cushion, rather then coming into an abrupt stop as it reaches it's most backward position, causing recoil. This feature makes VHS, well, not recoilless, but very low recoil and easy to fire. "

*Jonathan89 the Mossberg is very good weapon. Its reliablilty and ability to be modified is notable. However the accuracy of the 500 is not very good. The 590 is the military version with various upgrades, from a tactical stock, extended magazine and more.

The Remington 870 is far more reliable and accurate system. It can be adapted to be mounted onto an M4 Carbine to form a MasterKey weapon. The 870 is undeniably the best shotgun ever made, hands down. I have 5 myself and have put thousands of rounds through each with no foul up or anything. They are the best.

*BlackZodiac I understand you position on the AK47. And for extened ranges the VSS-Vintorex is not capable of long ranges extending out further than
500 meters. A simple M44 can reach well over 1000 meters with execptional accuracy. While it is a silenced weapon, the round must also be a subsonic round so that no sonic signature is made from the actual slug while in transit to the target. The SVD is a solid weapon just like its cousin, the AK47. The VHS, in my personal opinion is not a very good weapon. Its design is good, but it just does not meet certain weapon standards that would make it a reliable and accurate weapon. As for the recoil advancements, the only issue I can forsee is the inevitable problem of a mis-loaded cart***** cause an over/under pressure in the gas system.

SS how much money do you have invested in your arsenal of firearms?

"A simple M44 can reach well over 1000 meters"
-I don't know what kind of M4 carbine you're talking about.

Caliber: 5.56mm NATO
Action: Gas operated, rotating bolt
Overall length: 838 mm (stock extended); 757 mm (stock fully collapsed)
Barrel length: 370 mm
Weight: 2.52 kg without magazine; 3.0 kg with magazine loaded with 30 rounds
Rate of fire: 700 - 950 rounds per minute
Maximum effective range: 360 m

The VHS is still a "prototype" as of right now and suppose to see production in 2008, rumors have it US police forces are going to be purchasing these bullpup rifles.

Ive been hearing its effective range is between 500-600m, but we will see when the final product comes out.

Here are some pictures of the VHS

i would like to inquire as to why the tavor TAR-21 isn't on there. actually, i know little about the weapon, just know that it is badass. i noticed on a picture of the civilian versian of the TAR-21 that the clip is smaller, is the because they made it into a PDW and fitted it with 9mm rounds, or is it because it just holds less 5.56 rounds?

also, would not a beastly .50 such as the M107, TAC-50, or AS-50, or possibly the bullpup XM500, gain admittance to the list? (another question i have is that on the Barret website the M107 and the M82 are combined and called the M82/M107, are they essentially the same weapon? or what would the rational explanation for the clustering of the names?

and last, but not least, to ghost; you express your belief that the H&K MP-5 is the best SMG, but what about the MP-7? do you deem its small calliber armor piercing rounds to be not powerfull enough? thats why most people dont like it at least...

*czsht i have well over 30K in weapons. I have 327 fully functional weapons. They range from a simple musket to the current production weapons today. Some are historical, some are just for fun.

*BlackZodiac, Im sorry for not clarifiying what an M44 is. What I was referring to was the 1944 model Mosin-Nagant carbine that can reach well over 1000 meters with great accuracy. What I was getting at is that these ranges are not shit to todays weapons. Five Hundred meters is not that great a distance that even an amatuer marksman can hit cans with accuracy. Im just saying that the VSS is a terrible weapons platform with little practical usage at long ranges for the ballistics of the round.