[Gary Boldwater]

Here's a good link on 7.62mm vs 5.56mm rounds:

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1986/MVT.htm

Can female soldiers qualify shooting the 7.62 round at 1000 yds (as was the old standard)?

[tortoise]

Can female soldiers qualify shooting the 7.62 round at 1000 yds (as was the old standard)?

What the hell does gender have to do with how well a person can shoot a wimpy-ass cartridge like the 7.62 NATO, or any cartridge for that matter? The only possible relevance is the weight of a rifle that you have to lug around all day.

If shooting ability for a given cartridge size was a measure of manhood, my 110-lb girlfriend must have a johnson that drags on the ground. Puhhlease. This is an imaginary issue.

[Mr Rogers]

Don't know about 1000 yards, but my 5'1" daughter recently qualified at 500 yards. Good thing, too - she didn't shoot too well at 300 yards. Figures she'll either have to shoot 'em at 500, or wait until they close to 200 yards. In between they are safe.

Of course, it would be preferable it the Marines avoided sending her to the front lines - as she'll admit, 5'1" & 115 lbs has real drawbacks for combat.