[DoughtyOne]

Pentagon Successfully Tests First Small-Caliber, Self-Guided Bullets

First time I've heard 0.50 caliber bullets described as 'Small-Caliber'. The media would point out this could only be used by an automatic weapon. I know, I know, they'd still do it.

I wonder who this will first be used on. 50/50 the 50 Cal will wind up being used against Tea Party members.

[Brooklyn Attitude]

“I wonder who this will first be used on. 50/50 the 50 Cal will wind up being used against Tea Party members.”

Seems like an awful lot of weapons we develop for use against our enemies end up in the hands of police for use against Americans.

[Red in Blue PA]

50 cal is small caliber when the media reports the govt owns those guns. When they report on citizens, anything larger than a water gun is an large caliber assault weapon. Sadly, no sarc tag.

[LonePalm]

Compared to a 16"/50 caliber Mark 7 it is definitely a small caliber round.

FWIW - I am qualified to run the associated Mark 8 Range Keeper.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[Elsie]

Compared to an AGM-62; it IS ‘small caliber’!

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I think the term they were looking for was “small arms”. Upper echelon on small arms, admittedly.