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I'd like to hear your assessment on how long ARs and .223 are going to be state of the art.
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Originally Posted by Skans
I don't look at any AR as "state of the art".
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Indeed.
"State of the art" (which art?) is a peculiar phrase to use for firearms, a technology sneaking up on a half millenium old. It's tough to improve on a well evolved design. More than a decade ago, the "tweel" was set forth as an improvement on the pneumatic tire and wheel, but this improvement has limited application because it also carries disadvantages. I know no one with tweels on his car.
The pertinent question seems to be "what will be so much better that it will displace the AR?". A "plasma rilfe in the 40 watt range" may seem neat, but less so if the execution of the new idea isn't well adapted to personal use.
If the current layout is essentially a multi-piece pipe, like a more refined sten, and anyone can buy parts to suit his budget and tastes, including very high quality, durable parts that give good accuracy, why would someone move to another layout?