The SAS is thinking on switching to the 7.62 from the 5.56 round.
If only some 6.5mm-ish round was adopted one of the dozen times they tried in the past 80 years...
I'm beginning to think 6.5mm stuff is the 16 gauge of the military rifle centerfire ammunition world. Both are ideal theoretically, both have a limited number of HUGE fans, yet the popularity never seems to break through to widespread use for many sundry reasons.
More than a couple experts have hopped in and said that the case design of 6.5 is bad for belt fed guns if you're looking towards a complimentary LMG for your rifle.
ReplyDelete6.8 in its modern sorted out SPCII form should be a contender here too.
I'll bet that the SAS has been told, "you may choose any NATO standard round".
Hmmmm, let's see. We're already unhappy with 5.56. 9mm is even less powerful, 50 is WAY too much... Only one round left to choose from.
I love how everyone in the world seems to be saying how the 5.56 just doesn't do what they want. No shame in that, its built off a hopped up varmint round, its light, fast and makes good sense when you want someone to carry a lot of ammo without trouble.
ReplyDeleteNow everyone out there is looking to create the magic round that throws a bullet around 120-125 grains, at a velocity around 23-2400fps saying how that seems ideal (6.8 spc, 300 whisper, 300 blackout/socomm, 6.5 grendel, etc). But what no one wants to mention how there is already a well established .30 cal round that goes that speed, that is adopted in a venerable platform already....
Yeah guys the 7.62x39. Learn it, love it. 122 grain at 2400fps, 154@2100. Puts down deer and hogs, works well enough for untrained villagers in 3rd world countries. Imagine what it can do in the hands of people who know what they are doing.
Until the U.S. Military gets rid of the 5.56 Nato, there will be no Ammo Change. And since there are a few million M-16s, M-4s and SAWs in Inventory, the only way the Ammo changes will be when the weapons change.
ReplyDeleteAnd that ain't going to happen, not when DOD is welding Carriers to the Pier.
Throw weight at a given velocity is only about 1/10 of the equation when talking about effectiveness.
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