Italy's next-gen Beretta ARX160 assault rifle with grenade launcher capability

The Beretta ARX160 rifle is designed to give soldiers a next-generation weapon, firing the same Nato rounds but being much lighter to carry thanks to the use of polymer.
Loved by Italian soldiers for being extremely easy to handle, it's also ambidextrous, allowing users to set the rifle up with the cocking handle on the left or right hand side and to adjust the extraction system, so empty cartridge cases can be ejected from either side.
It's simple to disassemble - even for barrel removal - and no tool is required.
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[@Rolodzeo]

Ah yes, slap the rifle for maximum firepower!

[@droman752]

Don’t forget the slap of the already closed launch tube. This makes it extra closed.

[@Abefroman-lq3md]

Like they slap their boyfriends!

[@GameFuMaster]

don't you know? It's part of the QTE that allows you to reload faster. The extra slap is actually the animation cancellation part for the successful QTE part

[@wiryantirta]

idk man the Baretta slap doesn't sound as cool as the HK slap.

[@techtoth1]

It performed impressively well in Afghanistan. A lot better than its competitors. And for those calling it a Fiat, remember that Beretta pistols are used in a heap of armies around the world. Should tell something about Beretta's know-how...

[@dragon12234]

And they do have 500 years of experience in firearms

[@techtoth1]

@@dragon12234 I believe they may be the oldest running arms manufacturer, but I have no certain data.

[@ohredhk]

ARX160 came out in 2008... So much for next gen weapon

[@_spooT]

the time it came out doesn't really matter. How it's designed does. You can design and manufacture a weapon today, but if it's ass, it will always be ass

[@Rashed1255]

@@_spooTare u talking about the L85? 😁

[@realitygaming4088]

Looks bulky asf

[@armageddonready4071]

It’s a mobile mortar, of course it’s bulky.

[@thecommentaryking]

Very light however

[@firstcaptaingabrielsantar5235]

@@armageddonready4071 M16 also have grenade launcher capabilitty yet its way more slim design than this

[@chost-059]

it still looks like a goofy experimental 80's concept rifle

[@matsumbra4984]

Kazakhstan adopted berwtta arx-160 chambered in 7.62x39

[@VeritasOmniaVincit176]

@@matsumbra4984Kazakhstan is goofy

[@Belisaur]

several rounds per minute? goddamn

[@JanFWeh]

Game changer

[@garand999]

Italy has a large small arms industry, which the UK no longer has !

[@tongferlion]

i think rather the UK has a small large arms industry instead

[@Biketunerfy]

Yes we do and we make some of the best small arms in the world.

[@murphy7801]

​@@tongferlionsure but most of those companies are owned by the french and Italians.

[@al28854]

@@tongferlion and the results are usually medium good.

[@EpicThe112]

Spot on and speaking of the Italians they made the M9 from 1985

[@alanmcmillan6969]

Thank you. A good gun.

[@jessicaregina1956]

Omgggggg!!!! Grenade launcher capability! GAME CHANGER 😂

[@edking5125]

Interesting forces news published this ad for an italian weapon system. Interesting rifle of course.. But you'd probably be better off getting some common ar-15 derivative for cost efficiency and commonality. Otherwise for it to truely be considered 'next gen' it would have to be a different caliber, and also not from 2008. A polimer l85 in 6.8mm with swappable cocking handel and ejection port and ambidextrose controls in a couple of different barrel lengths would be a win. Looks like Steyr are doing something along those lines in the near future.

[@GameFuMaster]

honestly saw nothing "new gen" about this gun. All it's really got is ambidextrous extraction. Even that is pretty old tech

[@vencislavgynev8282]

Damn, everyone on internet now is a weapon or military expert.

[@alijankhan3330]

Funny you mention that because Italian special forces agree and got Beretta to make them an AR15 variant, they don't use this rifle

[@burville100]

Umarex sell a 22lr version of this rifle.

[@mousseman8239]

Maybe add 2" to 4" of barrel length and finally one could have ammo flexibility plus extra muzzle velocity for heavier projectiles, plus some intrinsic flash suppression?

[@just-incase3483]

I didn’t like the way he slapped that rifle😳

[@VrigeHD]

HAHAHA he smacked the shi out of that xD

[@ExplosiveBolts]

Lotta excess slaps. Maybe he was having a bad day.

[@railworker8058]

He’s Italian. The slaps were morse code for I surrender.

[@Abefroman-lq3md]

@@railworker8058bahahahahhaha

[@hgv1883]

It's the same he would slap you

[@armageddonready4071]

Nomenclature usually includes WEIGHT, including loaded and unloaded.

[@northamericanintercontinen3207]

Nuevo León’s Fuerza Civil (State Police) use them to GREAT effect in the limits with Tamaulipas

[@jacobm.s.8543]

looks cool

[@Vantud391]

Look pretty futuristic.

[@thetimelapsesketchbook.9088]

Pretty pretty weapon, I want one.

[@popinmo]

idk why they say polymer guns are lighter when sadly they are usally heavier

[@riccardomariani9648]

The old service rifle AR 70/90 was all metal and weights 4.7 kg and is not modular, this weights 3.1 kg and is modular.

[@popinmo]

@@riccardomariani9648 you have no idea what your talking about the first ar15 the xm16 all the way to the m4a1 all had polymer and they all use the same interchangeable parts from 1960-present

[@al28854]

@@popinmo i think RIC is talking about the Beretta AR70/90 (durable and accurate as hell) and for the ARX160 also referring to 'modular' as abled to swap out the barrels on the battlefield in less that 10 seconds. You have to bring your M16s and AR 70/90s back to the shop for that barrel change.

[@popinmo]

@@al28854 changing the barrel isn't really necessary in combat

[@thecommentaryking]

​@@popinmoBut being able to mount an optic, a laser sight, a torch, a front handle and the like is, which the older AR70/90 wasn't capable of because it didn't have picatinny rails.

[@matteolozano3477]

I love it 😍

[@arnoldmayii3563]

Nice!

[@cintulator2]

Just like ones in futuristic sci-fi role-playing games like Cyberpunk etc..

[@sambrownski5449]

Bring back the xm9

[@Alex-lm7cx]

Is that an Imperial several or metric?

[@CoolSmoovie]

How heavy is it?

[@CARL_093]

Cool

[@MyScotty7]

Love it! Get the British army these!

[@markcassidy1428]

Heard someone called it the tactical tuna due to it's chunky shape 🤣🤣🤣

[@nam430]

the next gen rifle that is more than a decade old that looks like a tuna

[@Dr.KarlowTheOctoling]

At least it doesn’t die when it stops moving.

[@nam430]

@@Dr.KarlowTheOctoling rolf

[@TimE-er1kn]

If this is their next Gen rifle, it’s odd that they are sticking with 5.56 when the US is going to 6.8.

[@thecommentaryking]

The rifle is from 2008, long before the US decided to test the 6.8

[@Dasistrite]

That slpa was personal!

[@al28854]

The Italians are trained to do that, if they don't slap their weapons like they slap their ..... 'partners', then it won't help them to survive and live to see the finish line.

[@JCOwens-zq6fd]

Taking a Q from the 3D printing space i see.

[@jeremiahwaller1283]

"rate of fire is limited to the users reload speed but a good operator should achieve several rounds per minute" wut

[@alijankhan3330]

Talking about the single shot underbarrel grenade launcher.

[@KKPR533]

The way he slapped that😂😂

[@kickmcmelon18]

Didnt we try this in the 2000s 😂

[@lepepelepub12]

AR18 in a plastic chassis. Nothing wrong with that, that is the general trend in Western firearms always pushing weight reductions b/c guns are getting heavier with accessories.

[@kevincruz9012]

Doesn't it look like the ISA Assault Rifle from KillZone

[@Shimra8888]

What about the NARP ??

[@Dr.KarlowTheOctoling]

Soon

[@bremnersghost948]

Very Gucci.

[@EggwardEgghands]

Looks like fish-gun's back on the menu boys

[@jarradmoore6939]

The fiat of guns!!!

[@quattromori5496]

The Fiat of Guns?? Are you 12 years old? This Gun is built by an arms factory founded 500 years ago, the oldest in the world

[@doublep1980]

Beretta makes some of the best and most expensive hunting rifles on the market. And also one of the greatest 9mm semi-auto pistols, the 92F or M9.

[@budakRancak96]

Auto Pizza machine

[@Isaac-ho8gh]

Its good that it may not be stupidly heavy, but its way more bulky than it needs to be and that a new under-barrel grenade launcher didn't need to be designed. Existing light grenade launchers in NATO service like the M203 would work just fine.

[@thecommentaryking]

It's not that bulky tough

[@Isaac-ho8gh]

@@thecommentaryking I know its not but it can still be much less bulky if designed better, it'd still be able to be done without many new parts.

[@thecommentaryking]

​@@Isaac-ho8ghIt is well designed, Beretta surely knows what it is doing

[@amhuman5138]

Isnt this rifle from the 90s though?

[@thecommentaryking]

No, first models entered service in 2008

[@bobbuilder767]

the 90s is the AR 70/90

[@freedom_seeker06]

How much it weighs?? It looks chubby.

[@pvtmalo3217]

"The rate of fire is limited to the user's reload speed, but a good operator should achieve several rounds per minute." Are you using simple AI now? RPM pedantic for weapons? come on.

[@alijankhan3330]

Italian special forces seem to prefer AR15 variants and their rifle from Beretta is an AR15 variant

[@thecommentaryking]

The AR-15 system offers more modularity

[@solinvictus1234]

This is a rifle for the infantry. SF of any country do not use the same rifles of their infsntry counterparts, cause they do not need a weapon for overall usage but weapons for specific uses.

[@EpicThe112]

Interesting rifle indeed and I wonder if there are parts to actually change the Chamber from Western NATO to the Russian Style 7.62x39 5.45x39 mm on the ARX assault rifle

[@thecommentaryking]

Yes there are

[@motakk1569]

Looks like Imbel IA2 556, but i dont know who "copy" the other

[@thecommentaryking]

The IA2 looks nothing like the ARX160. Putting that aside, the Brazilian rifle was designed after the Beretta

[@STEALTH1DAN]

The next brit armed forces service weapon?

[@masterbeethoven8209]

Nope, they've gone for the KS-1

[@lukelangley2852]

No KS-1 for SF, Rangers, Marines Not next Service Weapon

[@whya2ndaccount]

Do they "love" the rifle or are they using it because its the one issued to them? I can just image the look if an Italian soldier asked for a non-Italian weapon instead when they get to the armoury.

[@thecommentaryking]

There's no complaint on it by Italian troops, it was very well recieved

[@al28854]

it only takes about 3 to 5 drops of gun oil for the bolt after each cleaning and then it's all gravy, unlike the M16/M4 it takes about more than a teaspoon to lubricate the vital parts between about 300 rounds in the Afghan desert at 11K elevation.

[@DamianAI9]

EXTRA CHONK

[@daneurope9167]

the only problem is its not yet battle proven unlike the AR and an AK..

[@AlFreeman-xy4jy]

Afghanistan, Iraq, Mexico against narcos....

[@thecommentaryking]

​@@AlFreeman-xy4jyalso saw action in Lebanon, Somalia and Mali

[@kiwigrunt330]

A plastic rifle with metal magazines...🤔

[@Bluecollarjoe6B9]

We coming closer to Colonial Marines

[@al28854]

Aliens (1987) was a great movie wasn't it ??

[@xxJacket]

Stop slapping it

[@eldritchmorgasm4018]

Interesting, but I fear this will be just another G36 kinda situation. To be fair, maybe someone learned something from the G36 problem...

[@thecommentaryking]

In use since 2008, never had a G36 situation

[@DARKSTAR-mn8ee]

Speck of Dust malfunction....😁👍.

[@Dr.KarlowTheOctoling]

These aren’t that unreliable.

[@rederickfroders1978]

Is there a secret pasta container?

[@navsin17]

gun powder has become century old, current era we have atomic technology, sonic technology, thermal technology, chemical engineering technology, and many others these technology should not be limited to ships, aircrafts, or vehicles, a perfect modern combat and weapon system should come to soldiers hand - making him super soldier so he can fight land water air space without heavy carriers.

[@sunnyrobinson2128]

That barrel can’t take too much heat 🤔

[@al28854]

if you don't care about hitting what you aim for than yes, it sure can.

[@sunnyrobinson2128]

@@al28854 bonus shorter barrel equals less accuracy 🤔

[@al28854]

@@sunnyrobinson2128 and I'm sure the other guy being shot at in that CQB gun fight will be filing a formal complaint.

[@aleksandarstix3097]

Zastava m19 ak

[@Aaron14LifeZZZ]

Bulky boi

[@maemilev]

Cod should add this weapon asap

[@andreamazzon3254]

it looks ugly...the new one beretta is developing is much better...

[@olegknowsbest4971]

old news.

[@nohow4715]

Fish gun

[@swingingingerplums]

Bulky AF

[@Swatmat]

looks like an evolution on the xm8

[@pineconehatfaludi6890]

Nato is fr in their Wunderwaffe era

[@superfamilyallosauridae6505]

2003-present yessir

[@Dr.KarlowTheOctoling]

Not really. That was in the 60’s through the 80’s. Now it’s just the normal same old standard.

[@bac135]

A clumsy and weird AR

[@thecommentaryking]

Weird? Yes. Clumsy? No

[@bobbuilder767]

not clumsy

[@AlFreeman-xy4jy]

At least it is not the same as the others, which are all clones of the M4

[@Peterkass235]

thing sucks and cant take gen 3 pmags, terrible trigger, not very accurate, flex on the top rail if you push the optic you can see the top rail twist. gross... uncomfortable, and awkward, the stock is terrible and you cant really change it.

[@thecommentaryking]

It's a rifle designed for military use, not larpers

[@Peterkass235]

@@thecommentaryking if by having massive point of impact shift from pressure applied to the handguard, receiver or optic, and being bulky and uncomfortable to use means it is designed for military use, then yes you are correct, however it is sadly more for larpers then real hard use, so enjoy your cope and your larp

[@thecommentaryking]

@@Peterkass235 Larper detected, opinion rejected. Keep coping, 16 years of use by the Italian Army and others countries with plenty of actual field use and 0 complaints by servicemen, seems like you're talking from your ass here

[@Peterkass235]

@@thecommentaryking popping back in to make fun of you for owning an arx, get a real gun twink

[@geronimo5537]

it was bulky and unwieldly a decade ago. and it still is today. I wonder if they ever solved the melting problem.

[@MrPolicekarim]

Wasn't that the G36? Something to do with the ammo, I believe.

[@bobbuilder767]

never had melting problems

[@user-ex4eu9mh6z]

Gross

[@cedhome7945]

And if you left it too the m.o.d. procurement bunch they would fiddle about with it like they do so....late overpriced and probably unreliable due to interface by politics,until they send it to Germany at a vast cost to be fixed

[@Jib230181]

Looks cheap and nasty sorry to say.

[@thecommentaryking]

Neither cheap nor nasty. Well recieved by the troops also

[@WlLKO]

Nice but unless there is a 6.8mm version in the pipeline it is very much last gen rather then next generation!

[@jb76489]

Bad trigger, too bulky, charging handle is too small, bad at holding zero with LAMs, average accuracy at best

[@thecommentaryking]

Nope to all your stetements

[@jb76489]

@@thecommentaryking very convincing argument

[@timmurphy5541]

@@jb76489 What argument did you present? What data?

[@nathanruben3372]

As most beratta rifles look horrible and bulky.

[@thecommentaryking]

"Most". How many Beretta rifles you know

[@villigutvilligut4201]

Одно непонятно, зачем она итальянцам? Ведь у них самые бесполезные войска в мире. Им скорее барбершоп нужен, чем автомат.

[@isenbull2242]

Какое счастье Ваня, что ты русский дурак 😊👍

[@PRIMAL_HUNTER1988]

very bad design looks like a patle

[@notyocousin999]

Yeah I don't this expect this rifle to perform well especially just by design of the gun itself. Just stick with pistols, not assault rifles, to the Beretta company

[@thecommentaryking]

Despite your comment, the ARX is still a good rifle

[@AlFreeman-xy4jy]

They have been shooting at us since 2008, how long have you been shooting at us?

[@sam.p0208]

Boring look 😔 also doesn't look like a powerful weapon 😅

[@Abefroman-lq3md]

I don’t know why they have guns, sure all they do is run from a fight!

[@BrianZoeu]

Where r u from, gayland?

[@Abefroman-lq3md]

@@BrianZoeu . Ask your Mama. She liked it when I wiped my brute on her curtains. Where you from, Greaseland?

[@Abefroman-lq3md]

@@BrianZoeu . What age are You WOPPO?

[@quattromori5496]

Crawl back in Mom's basement and learn some history

[@Abefroman-lq3md]

@@quattromori5496 . 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I have read my history! Not impressed kid.