use a 6.8 common cartridge family of ammunition, deviating from the Army’s 5.56 ammunition that has been the standard for 65 years,
***Sounds like a stupid move to me.
Gotta have the latest thing.
And spend it or lose it.
One thing for sure....it’s gonna give whoever manufactures 6.8 ammo a great contract.......which may be the whole point of the change.
The fed gov is great at “smoky backroom drug deals”.....that’s what I heard anyway.
6.8 has way better performance and fits in the old magazines
Same here. 6.8 SPC is an answer looking for a question. It’s inferior at longer ranges, although it packs a bit more punch up close than then 5.56.
Sig makes some good gear. But there really isn’t anything wrong with the platforms we currently have.
I read.the change is about penetrating body armour. Evidently the 6.8 does a better job.
Well that move sounds stylish! How fast does it do the 100.
The ballistics on the 6.8 look pretty good. Not having any 6.8 let alone something to feed it with, I can’t say.
No longer interchangable with the M 16, they have to carry two types of ammo when this comes in.
So ar15s are no longer ‘Weapons of War’?