[niteowl77]

It seems that every first-world nation (and a few backbenchers) figured out that something between 6mm and 7mm was probably the answer for a general-issue military cartridge caliber, and they figured it out 50-100 years ago. Bean counters, politicians and military-industrial complexes have done a remarkable job trying to make do with smaller and larger bores.

Maybe the current experts can average out all the world's battle rifle cartridges, in which case we will have something perfect for the next average war fought against average enemies in an average environment.

Mr. niteowl77

[rellimpank]

—saw article on that subject in one of the gun magazines some years ago-—if the 6m/m Lee-Navy had had the powder and case capacity (smaller) allowed by better powder, it would likely still be the standard military caliber world wide-—