About all one could want is for it to be pushing something other than a 5.56mm pill. A 6.5mm pill of about 120gr would be a huge improvement...
I agree. From everything I have read going all the way back to WDM Bell to modern testing, the 6.5mm seems the best compromise for size and weight. It performs about as well as a .30 yet can be made with a higher ballistic coefficient and still not have severe recoil.
I remember when I was a kid back in the 60’s. I ordered a Swedish Mauser through the mail and also a hundred rounds of those old 160 grain round nose military surplus rounds. Those bullets were extremely long and would penetrate the largest trees I could find. Actually astounded people including me when they would see the things penetrate a four foot thick tree.
What ever will poke a hole in a brown shirt is fine with me.
Yeah that was my thought. Nice looking cover, not enough guts. 6.5 / 7 mm / 7.62 would add a lot of punch.