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Army Serious About Fielding 6.8 Caliber Round
National Defense ^
| October 29, 2018
| Stew Magnuson
Posted on 10/30/2018 12:15:08 PM PDT by re_tail20
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posted on
10/30/2018 12:15:08 PM PDT
by
re_tail20
To: re_tail20
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posted on
10/30/2018 12:17:03 PM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: re_tail20
6.8 caliber? What is that, a B.B.?
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posted on
10/30/2018 12:19:20 PM PDT
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
To: re_tail20
To: Snickering Hound
The 6.8 round in the article isn’t the SPC. It is a telescoped, plastic cased round loaded hotter than 6.8 SPC II.
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posted on
10/30/2018 12:22:05 PM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: Jewbacca
6.8 caliber would be 6.8 inch. :P
6.8mm is what I’m sure they meant.
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posted on
10/30/2018 12:24:35 PM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: Jewbacca
6.8mm = 0.26771653543 inches
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posted on
10/30/2018 12:33:03 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(I lie to pollsters......................ALL Of THEM!...................)
To: re_tail20
They could do a lot worse than the 6.5 Carcano. The cartridge not the rifle.
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posted on
10/30/2018 12:35:35 PM PDT
by
yarddog
To: Jewbacca; Yo-Yo
A .270 short. The Brits were pushing a similar round as far back as WW II.
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posted on
10/30/2018 12:40:09 PM PDT
by
Eagles6
To: Spktyr
You have to admit "soldier lethality" would be enhanced if they'd shift to 6 inch guns...
Not sure I'd want to be humping one of these babies through the weeds, but maybe with a decent sling...
To: Eagles6
The Brits were planning on going to a 7mm a lot earlier than WWII. They called it a .280 but the same thing.
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posted on
10/30/2018 12:42:31 PM PDT
by
yarddog
To: re_tail20
So the new rifle will have all sorts of electronics and not just be something like a long-existing Barrett REC7 in 6.8mm. The best trend since Vietnam is that all weapons get optics. But what electronic components are needed other than night sights or thermal sights?
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posted on
10/30/2018 12:42:58 PM PDT
by
Monterrosa-24
(...even more American than a Russian AK-47 and a French bikini.)
To: Eagles6
How about the
.276 Pedersen that the M1 Garand was originally designed and chambered for?
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posted on
10/30/2018 12:48:53 PM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: Jewbacca
6.8 Caliber would be an artillery piece.
.068 Caliber would be a BB. And a small one, at that...
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posted on
10/30/2018 12:51:15 PM PDT
by
Haiku Guy
(ELIMINATE PERVERSE INCENTIVES)
To: Billthedrill
Wheels help...
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posted on
10/30/2018 12:52:56 PM PDT
by
Haiku Guy
(ELIMINATE PERVERSE INCENTIVES)
To: yarddog; Yo-Yo
Yep to both of you.
Both correct.
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posted on
10/30/2018 12:56:35 PM PDT
by
Eagles6
To: re_tail20
6.8 mm is not 6.8 caliber. Changing terminology like this is unprofessional beyond the pale, and does nothing but confuse the reader. Just as equating automatic and semi-automatic does.
To: Haiku Guy
FTA I knew it couldn’t be an artillery piece. I was thinking it was some sort of new hyper fast needle projectile or something.
Very poorly written.
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posted on
10/30/2018 1:19:24 PM PDT
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
To: re_tail20
Not a big enough bump, bring back the 45-70 for close quarters.
To: Monterrosa-24
“But what electronic components are needed other than night sights or thermal sights?”
Rounds remaining in the mag.
Barrel temp.
Gas pressure behind the piston.
Those are 3 I can think of. All via bluetooth. And displayed in the soldiers helmet shield.
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posted on
10/30/2018 1:31:24 PM PDT
by
Mariner
(War Criminal #18)
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