Comment on Colombia manufactures its first rifles to replace Israeli weapons
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week agoHer name is Miranda and I love her.
colombiaone.com/…/colombia-miranda-rifle-replace-…
(yes I realize the weapon is named after a man, you cannot stifle true love)
Basically this superficially looks like the Bushmaster ACR that every COD player got a gunboner for, with the difference being that Miranda actually exists and is real.
Essentially, its a homegrown Galil ACE, but a bit more modernized; 65% polymer construction vs the Galil ACE being 70% steel, thus the weapon is lighter. Also is claimed to be more modular and easier to take down, also is claimed to have superior corrosion resistance.
Chambered in 5.56, but the internals much more resemble that of an AK than an AR 15, as is the case with a Galil, using a long stroke gas piston instead of the typical AR-15’s direct impingement system.
My guess would be that these Mirandas are going to be much cheaper to produce than any US natively produced AR/AK hybrids, but that also probably will not matter in that it will almost certainly not be legal for a person in the US to import one… Colombia also probably won’t legally export them to the US.
ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
And it’s somehow not a bullpup!
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
??
The Tavor is the Israeli bullpup rifle/family of modular weapons, the Galil has always been a standard layout.
Tavor TAR 21
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Galil ACE II (most modern Galil variant)
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The ‘Miranda’ is based on the Galil, not the Tavor.
ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Right, I just meant that a lot of countries give in to the temptation to make bullpups. Basing theirs on a traditional, proven design was a good call on Colombia’s part.
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Ooooh I missed the joke.
My bad lol.