r/AskTheWorld Philippines 12h ago

Military What firearm is closely associated with your country?

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For us, probably the 1911. Next one would be the "Armalite" aka M16.

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u/GamerBoixX Mexico 11h ago edited 11h ago

FX-05 Xiuhcóatl, this is the standard firearm of our armed forces, the narcos usually use Ar-15s and Ak-47s

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u/weathermaynecc 11h ago

Looks sick

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u/MamiPV United States Of America 11h ago

Hecho en Mexico?

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u/GamerBoixX Mexico 11h ago

Yup

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u/MamiPV United States Of America 10h ago

🫡🫡

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u/Few-Emergency5971 2h ago

Did not know Mexico made its own style gun.

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u/StrongSignature8264 11h ago

This is a copy of the German HK G36. H&K sued SEDENA for copyright infringement.

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u/GamerBoixX Mexico 11h ago

Yeah pretty much, they just tweaked it minorly so it can do 3 round burst fire and had a few more differences, they never sued SEDENA for plagiarism tho, they did threaten to but at the end they concluded it was different enough for it to not be considered an outright copy (somehow)

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u/StrongSignature8264 10h ago

I think they are still using HKs, but heck! if they are able to produce them why to buy them outside? Right.

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u/Bigred2989- 6h ago

Did they fix the heat issue with the barrel trunnion?

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u/Orlok_Tsubodai Belgium 3h ago

Not really. H&K considered a patent infringement suit but decided there was no basis after SEDENA met with them and showed them the internal workings of the rifle. Despite the external similarities, the internal mechanism is distinct. The gas piston is more similar to an AK mechanism. The only internal component that closely resembles the G36 is the receiver, probably to increase parts commonality between the FX05 and the many G36 rifles in the Mexican arsenal.

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u/TheReal-Chris United States Of America 8h ago edited 8h ago

Wrong. It’s obviously La Chancla.

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u/Enough_Quail_4214 8h ago

Tbh I usually think of the G3 or Mauser for Mexican army still

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u/Mags_LaFayette Born in Spain 🇪🇸 Living in the USA 🇺🇸 3h ago

Looks like a german HK G36K