In Korea, it is called the K2 rifle. When I was in the military, I remember using the K2 (DR200) rifle in the front and the M16A1 rifle as a personal weapon in the rear.
K2 is a bit more involved than "update your AR to a piston gas system." I'd say it's probably like the US Military's SCAR program. Taking every aspect of known modern firearms and combining them together. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jjEHKJP0Zpw.html
I had a thumb hold version of this weapon. The side was a like an m16 , the inside was like an ak47. the finish was excellent. I wish i had not sold it but it was a fine weapon.
No, weapons were donated initially and only after the Vietnam war did Korea start license manufacturing the m16. Before that basically all weapons were donated, even the m16s given to Korea during the Vietnam war.
The Daewoo and T65 took the AR-15 and made it better. Argue all you want but a long stroke piston that's enclosed like an AR is going to be almost bomb proof
Development of the next generation '6.8mm Korean rifle' exceeding the US military M16 The development of the next-generation 6.8mm Korean rifle will be promoted, surpassing the 5.56mm K-2 rifle developed in Korea based on the M16 rifle of the US military. S&T Motive, the nation's largest small-caliber firearm manufacturer, which manufactures K-1 submachine guns and K-2 rifles, announced on Tuesday that it had a "kick-off" meeting with Poongsan, the nation's largest ammunition maker, for the development of the next generation 6.8mm Korean rifle.
doesn't make sense for korea to get the 6.8mm rifle when the 556 is more than enough for countering chinese and NK aggression. It'll just be a huge waste of money that could be spent on things that matter.
@@bonk2910 6.8 recoil is too heavy anyways. South Korean soldiers build are a little bit smaller so it will be a nightmare for the conscripts to control. 5.56 is good and will stay in use until probably about 2050 or something similliar
