.30 caliber is a sentimental choice that just isn’t necessary anymore in a main battle rifle. I would go with 6.8 SPC or 6.5 Grendell. Lots of good bullets that are heavy for caliber which means good penetration. Once again, the military looks backward for inspiration instead of forward. Very disappointing. 6.8 SPC is just perfect for a combat round.
Looks backwards , ya maybe they can go back 45.70 ,I’m sure they still have some Springfields in storage someplace
I agree. Anybody that has shot a 7.62x51 will know you can’t control it in automatic mode.
I like the 6.8 and 6.5 options a whole lot better and they both offer more control to the soldier.
I believe the 6.5 has a ballistic coefficient edge to the 6.8.
Agreed. The Army screwed up when they adopted the 7.62 round the first time. You’ll probably never convince them of that though let alone convince them to correct the mistake.
Based on your extensive combat experience, I assume?
“.30 caliber is a sentimental choice that just isn’t necessary anymore in a main battle rifle. I would go with 6.8 SPC or 6.5 Grendell. Lots of good bullets that are heavy for caliber which means good penetration. Once again, the military looks backward for inspiration instead of forward. Very disappointing. 6.8 SPC is just perfect for a combat round.”
An added advantage of the 6.5 Grendel is that it was specifically made to fire using the M16/M4 magwell and magazines, which would mean that all that Uncle would have to buy would be 50,000 uppers and associated spare parts. Of course, better to by 50,000 full rifles and spares, but if you’re looking for cost savings, there you go. No new training necessary - if you are competent with the M4, then you can shoot a 6.5 Grendel.
Someone should just chamber an AR-10 platform in .284 Win...
(I would SO be on that, plus it would make for cheap ammo for my unicorn gun)
Perfect, except for the need to produce, stockpile, and distribute a new caliber in the military logistics system. 7.62x51 is used in a lot of existing systems.