All of the Marine M27 rifles are in ― if you’re not a grunt or working with them, you’re not getting

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All of the Marine M27 rifles are in ― if you’re not a grunt or working with them, you’re not getting one
By: Todd South  

The Marine Corps is fielding thousands of its new M27 Infantry Automatic Rifles to grunts across the service and, for now, it’s not buying any more.

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 proven weapon has increased lethality among the infantry, experts said. And the 30-round capacity rifle can outrange the M4 by 100 to 150 meters. The Corps also has decided to use the same platform as its squad designated marksman rifle. That is the M38.

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