Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: Brad from Tennessee

Sticking with the 556 NATO. Ugh.


7 posted on 02/17/2017 2:18:04 PM PST by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]


To: SgtHooper
Sticking with the 556 NATO. Ugh.

Why change? There are countless billions of rounds in circulation and millions of standard magazines. 5.56 has proven reliability and lethality. Adopting some niche caliber doesn't seem practical for the military.

15 posted on 02/17/2017 2:36:54 PM PST by Drew68
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies ]

To: SgtHooper

The reason they stick with the mass-wound-ammo instead of one-shot-one-kill ammo is because when fighting a civilized enemy mass-wound-ammo takes out much more people and resources to care for wounded than to handle the dead.

Indicative of the anticipated enemy in a large scale ground war.


27 posted on 02/17/2017 3:11:20 PM PST by Mechanicos
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson