With four rifle bores cut into a single block of steel, new-fangled ammunition and a jam-proof electronic firing system, the creation of Colorado Springs inventor Martin Grier could revolutionize the Army's combat rifles. (Courtesy Photo)
The Gazette: Army might have found its new rifle in Colorado Springs garage
The Army adopted its battle rifle in 1963 and has spent 55 years looking for a replacement for the M-16 and its variants.
They might have found it in Martin Grier’s Colorado Springs garage. Grier, a self-described inventor who has worked at a local bed and breakfast, built the new “ribbon gun” with a hobbyist’s tools. It looks like a space-age toy drawn by a fifth-grader.
But goofy origins and cartoon-looks aside, this could be the gun of the future. The Army is studying Grier’s gun and has ordered a military-grade prototype.
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WNU Editor: Maybe now is the time for a new rifle.
