The M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR) is a 5.56mm, select-fire assault rifle / squad automatic weapon developed from the HK416 by Heckler & Koch. It is used by the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and was originally intended for automatic riflemen, [6] but now is issued to all infantry riflemen as a replacement for the M4 carbine.

Sep 8, 2022 · HK took the 416, made a few changes to accommodate the Marine Corps, and called it good. The differences are minimal, and it’s the same rifle at its core. That base Marine Corps rifle utilizes a 16.5-inch barrel, features a collapsible …

Sep 13, 2022 · The M27 is itself a version of the widely successful Heckler & Koch HK 416 rifle, which Marines first began issuing as a substitute for the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon over a decade ago now.

The M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR) is a 5.56mmx45mm rifle that used by United States Marine Corps (USMC) forces. The M27 will replace many of the M249 SAW belt-fed light machine guns currently employed at the squad level.

Experiments by Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity (MCOTEA) proved that the M27 significantly outperformed the M249 in suppression, used significantly less ammunition and had less downtime during reloads when total down time was measured through a …

Apr 19, 2019 · The last of the M27s come into the Marine Corps inventory this year and are expected to be in the hands of each infantryman from platoon commander and below by mid-2021, officials said.

The final version of HK’s M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle as officially adopted for use throughout the Marine Corps. This is one of the Corps’ hard worked test and evaluation rifles, lacking only the “M27” receiver marking that will replace

The USMC’s new M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle is a lightly modified version of Heckler & Koch’s HK416, seen here with a compact 10.4 inch barrel.

The M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR) is a lightweight, magazine-fed 5.56mm weapon used by the United States Marine Corps. It is intended to enhance an automatic rifleman's maneuverability and displacement speed, and it is based on the HK416.

A variant of the Heckler & Koch HK416, the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR) was selected by the U.S. Marine Corps in August 2011 in an innovative program to develop a highly accurate, lightweight, and more reliable alternative to currently fielded light machine guns. The “M27” designation represents a tribute to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine