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"M8 L.C.A.W." by Brian D. Rogers

SF&F Picture 5 out of 19 by Brian D. Rogers

SciFi and Fantasy Art M8 L.C.A.W. by Brian D. Rogers

The M8 Lightweight Caseless Assault Weapon is my own rendition of what could be the new US Army Assault Rifle withing a few years. Like the Army version of what might be the M8, the weapon is based on the design of the HK G36. The M8 is also used as the kinetic energy component to the M29 O.I.C.W. The M8 is also used by itself and can be fitted with a much lighter and smaller underbarrel grenade launcher, procured initially for Naval Special Warfare, thus, designated the MK 77.

Date	Name	Comment
31 Oct 2003	Anon.	Loading... I like.... Its really cool.
4 Dec 2003	Anon.	Loading... Very cool and impressive. I should point out that HK just released the "final" re-design for the M8, and it actually looks very different than the G36 now. They've also apparently made it incredibly versatile, and made it easily re-configurable into PDW, sniper, and SAW configurations. Check this link out: http://world.guns.ru/assault/as61-e.htm The suits on your other images rock. I especially liked your version of the Starship Troopers uniform, being a fan of the book. Brian D. Rogers replies: "Yeah...the XM8s look really nice, and from what I hear, perform extraordinarily well. Thanks for the link and the comment. "
28 Sep 2004	Anonymous	Loading... ok
16 Oct 2004	Anonymous	Loading... I love your caseless box mag idea and i wonder why it's only used in the fnp90, it is probably one of the most effective, space saving, magazine designs there are. I guess I'm somewhat of a gun artist too except instead of drawing them i rebuild them with wood and metal parts. PS: Would you mind if I built one of your guns? Brian D. Rogers replies: "Go ahead, I'd like to see it."
22 Dec 2004	DJ PSYC	Loading... Looks like you combined the german G36 series from Heckler&Koch with the the m16 or m4 series (not sure)into one piece well.i actually hate the m series of colt. heckler&Koch forever XD!!! very good design its quite realistic
31 Dec 2004	Omegadoomsoldier	Loading... Nice, but real M8 looks somewhat more futuristic: http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread75753/pg#pid775551
23 Jan 2005	Joel 'Jud' Nicholson	Loading... I love it, loks like the m8/m4 hybrid, i think there is one problem, the verticle grip would be somewhat useless as the forearm grip is just as good, the verticle grip would work betetr on a smaller version, otherwise, sweet!
26 Sep 2005	Mr. Finland	Loading... You're really talented at all this technical stuff! Seriously, the M8 looks like it's been designed by the top designers at Alliant Techsystems (designer of the XM29 and XM4). Keep up the good work!
3 Mar 2006	Ranger	Loading... I love this pic, and would love to see diagrams like this of other guns, perhaps of those you mention in the squad organization diagram...
25 Aug 2006	Anonymous	Loading... Hey as a fellow gun artist i can greatly appreciate the intricate design and probably the time it took for you to create this. I have one question, where does the gas from the when it fire escape from, i didn't see a chamber opening? Or maybe there's not suposed to be one. I'm not sure I've never really been a fan of caseless ammo, it seems very impractical to me. Also one more thing. If you ever redesign the rifle you might want to configure it as a bullpup instead of having the mag on top. From reloading an FN P90 I can tell you, it is not an easy task to take the mag off. It's a lot easier to let gravity do the work.
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About 'M8 L.C.A.W.':

• Status: OK
• Created by:

Brian D. Rogers
• Copyright: ©Brian D. Rogers. All rights reserved!

• Keywords: Weapons, Guns, Gun, Firearms, Firearm, Weapon, Army, Military
• Categories: Guns, Laser, Missiles, warfare, Techno, Cyber, Technological, Weapons, Bows, Swords, Blades, Rapiers...
• Techniques: Computer Painted from Scratch, Computer Program, Other Computer Paint Program
• Submitted: 2003-07-20 03:23:30
• Views: 6396
• Resolution: 530x700

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