Yo, listen up, gun enthusiasts! During the Vietnam War, the U.S. military was like, “Traditional small arms? Nah, bro, we need something beefier for this jungle mess.” Enter the M16—light, modern, and a total boss. But the grunts wanted more boom without lugging around a separate grenade launcher. So, they slapped together the XM148, hoping to marry the best of both worlds. Spoiler alert: it didn’t quite hit the mark, but hey, A for effort, right? Check out the full story on our latest WordPress post!