New USAF survival rifle.

[Resasi]

December 2014 Jordanian Air Force F-16 pilot Moaz Al Kasasbeh bailed out over an ISIS-controlled area of Syria. Captured by daesh terrorists Kasasbeh was very publicly burned to death.

Up till recently most USAF pilot survival packs had only contained pistols, this however gave a new impetus to provide pilots a more effective means of personal survival. The Aircrew Self Defence Weapon (GAU-5A), is a 5.56 mm caliber rifle crafted by the Gunsmith Shop is designed to provide downed aircrew with additional firepower while waiting for rescue.

AFLCMC Gunsmith shop creates rifle for aircrew

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Air Force Gunsmith Shop – part of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Armament Directorate – recently completed delivery of a new rifle for aircrew in most

www.afmc.af.mil

The stand-off weapon is located in the seat kit of the ACES 2 ejection seat, can be assembled in 30 seconds, and is capable of hitting a man size target at 200 meters. The new rifle based on the M4 Carbine, now called the GAU-5/A, weighs under seven pounds. Receiver and barrel separate, pistol grip folds backwards. The rifle has no optic, iron sights only and comes with four loaded magazines. When assembled handles almost identically to a standard M4 carbine.



The ACES 2 ejection seats are used in the F-15C/D Eagle, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16 Viper, F-22 Raptor, A-10 Warthog, B-1B Bone and B-2 Spirit bombers.

 

[Archimedes]

Aren’t they re-using the designation? ISTR that the USAF purchase of the original XM177 carbine was the GAU-5/A

 

[PapaGolf]

Good to see even the yank military are handling weapons like twat ‘operators’

 

[Cold_Collation]

Good to see even the yank military are handling weapons like twat ‘operators’

Indeed. Why is he thumb-over like that?

 

[PapaGolf]

Indeed. Why is he thumb-over like that?

Same as every other ******** with a firearm, probably thinks it looks cool

 

[Kroneit44]

Indeed. Why is he thumb-over like that?

Why shouldn't he have his thumb over like that?

 

[PapaGolf]

Same as every other ******** with a firearm, probably thinks it looks cool

Oh, it’s blanked out d ic khead

 

[Ortholith]

Why shouldn't he have his thumb over like that?

I'm not a firearms expert but even I can spot that sticking your thumb between the rear and front sight might make aiming a tad tricky.

 

[2000AD]

And that pointing the thing at the ground instead of down the range between bursts invites an opportunity to put a few round through your own foot; as demonstated on one occasion at the range at Blandford Camp in Dorset in the late '90's when a police firearms officer did just that on a range day.

 

[Bacongrills]

If you eject over enemy territory they are going to find you anyway, one rifle with 120 rds will only get a few of them before they get you, factor in that a pilot will have minimal shooting skills.

How likely is it is that such a weapon would ever be used ?

 

[Kroneit44]

I'm not a firearms expert but even I can spot that sticking your thumb between the rear and front sight might make aiming a tad tricky.

Watch the video, it will improve your firearms expertise.

 

[2000AD]

And why oh why do they have to smack the base of the magazine? The tw@ts.

 

[Ortholith]

Watch the video, it will improve your firearms expertise.

Got it, the height of the front post wasn't obvious from the still picture. Makes sense now.

 

[TamH70]

The C-Clamp grip is de rigeur for Armalite-style rifles these days. There are some heretics out there though:

Understanding the "C" Clamp Grip: Are There Any Benefits? | SOFREP

If you have the internet, or if you've been around the AR15 for the last few years, you've seen the En Vogue Grip of the Moment- The 'C" Clamp, orTo be fair and unbiased, the technique has its virtues, and there are legitimate pros who use it. The key to any tool is to UNDERSTAND it.

sofrep.com

C-Clamp Rifle Grip: Tacticool or Legit?

The c-clamp rifle grip is talked about a lot. While the c-clamp rifle grip is one way, there are others like holding straight up and down with a vertical grip or the magwell grip. There is also the over exaggerated c-clamp rifle grip. You might have seen people do this. Chris Costa comes to mind...

www.captainberz.com

 

[HLD DMR]

I'm not a firearms expert but even I can spot that sticking your thumb between the rear and front sight might make aiming a tad tricky.

The weapon has fairly high sights so his thumb is actually below the sight line. Besides, he’s an enlisted man, would never be flying anything that requires an ejection seat, fast movers are officers only territory.

 

[Kroneit44]

The C-Clamp grip is de rigeur for Armalite-style rifles these days. There are some heretics out there though:

Understanding the "C" Clamp Grip: Are There Any Benefits? | SOFREP

If you have the internet, or if you've been around the AR15 for the last few years, you've seen the En Vogue Grip of the Moment- The 'C" Clamp, orTo be fair and unbiased, the technique has its virtues, and there are legitimate pros who use it. The key to any tool is to UNDERSTAND it.

sofrep.com

C-Clamp Rifle Grip: Tacticool or Legit?

The c-clamp rifle grip is talked about a lot. While the c-clamp rifle grip is one way, there are others like holding straight up and down with a vertical grip or the magwell grip. There is also the over exaggerated c-clamp rifle grip. You might have seen people do this. Chris Costa comes to mind...

www.captainberz.com

I use it for standing shoots on the range, not that I've fired a rifle since 2010.

 

[Bacongrills]

And why oh why do they have to smack the base of the magazine? The tw@ts.

US military drill for the AR.

 

[Lardbeast]

December 2014 Jordanian Air Force F-16 pilot Moaz Al Kasasbeh bailed out over an ISIS-controlled area of Syria. Captured by daesh terrorists Kasasbeh was very publicly burned to death.

Up till recently most USAF pilot survival packs had only contained pistols, this however gave a new impetus to provide pilots a more effective means of personal survival. The Aircrew Self Defence Weapon (GAU-5A), is a 5.56 mm caliber rifle crafted by the Gunsmith Shop is designed to provide downed aircrew with additional firepower while waiting for rescue.

AFLCMC Gunsmith shop creates rifle for aircrew

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Air Force Gunsmith Shop – part of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Armament Directorate – recently completed delivery of a new rifle for aircrew in most

www.afmc.af.mil

The stand-off weapon is located in the seat kit of the ACES 2 ejection seat, can be assembled in 30 seconds, and is capable of hitting a man size target at 200 meters. The new rifle based on the M4 Carbine, now called the GAU-5/A, weighs under seven pounds. Receiver and barrel separate, pistol grip folds backwards. The rifle has no optic, iron sights only and comes with four loaded magazines. When assembled handles almost identically to a standard M4 carbine.



The ACES 2 ejection seats are used in the F-15C/D Eagle, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16 Viper, F-22 Raptor, A-10 Warthog, B-1B Bone and B-2 Spirit bombers.

How is the thing aiming the weapon with it's thumb blocking the post sight?

Ah, OK. Beaten to it.

 

[Resasi]

If you eject over enemy territory they are going to find you anyway, one rifle with 120 rds will only get a few of them before they get you, factor in that a pilot will have minimal shooting skills.

How likely is it is that such a weapon would ever be used ?

Glass half empty kind of outlook?

There have been pilots in various wars who bailed out over enemy territory and were not captured. June 2, 1995 Francis O’Grady’s F-16 was shot down over Bosnia and Herzegovina by a 2K12 Kub mobile SAM launcher and forced to eject. Spent nearly a week evading capture before being recued.

It is simply a step up from the pistol now provided in escape kits, that provide pilots a more effective means of personal survival.

 

[Steamboat]

It is simply a step up from the pistol now provided in escape kits, that provide pilots a more effective means of personal survival.

Not that anybody would want a bit more standoff distance or rounds on compared to only having an M9.