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2022-04-20 Science & Technology

Army Picks Its Replacement for the M4 and SAW

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Posted by DarthVader 2022-04-20 10:11|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 Billions and Billions of rounds of 5.56 world-wide and now a 6.8mm round? Really, in a time of massive debt, and you want to abandon decades of spending now? Cui Bono? Note bottom two on list below.

https://www.reportsanddata.com/blog/top-10-ammunition-manufacturers

Posted by NoMoreBS 2022-04-20 11:55|| 2022-04-20 11:55|| Front Page Top

#2 The people who can only say "mouse gun" and "poodle shooter" still won't be happy, but the 6.8 is a good round. And I totally doubt the 5.56 inventory will wind up in a landfill.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-04-20 12:24|| 2022-04-20 12:24|| Front Page Top

#3 new source of Ukrainian ammo?
The Ukrainian Air Force already uses %5.56 and so do Special forces.
It would give them a more accurate round than the AK-47.

Posted by Gliter Thud6975 2022-04-20 12:40|| 2022-04-20 12:40|| Front Page Top

#4 If it makes 5.56 cheaper for my AR, then I'm all for it.

Posted by DarthVader 2022-04-20 12:52|| 2022-04-20 12:52|| Front Page Top

#5 Looks like .556 will be cheap for a while. Next will be a 6.8 mod for the ARs.

Posted by 49 Pan 2022-04-20 12:55|| 2022-04-20 12:55|| Front Page Top

#6 Comparison of the 'Best' 6.8 SPC Uppers

Posted by Skidmark 2022-04-20 14:11|| 2022-04-20 14:11|| Front Page Top

#7 Apparently it's some sort of new telescoping "6.8 x 51mm" round.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2022-04-20 14:28|| 2022-04-20 14:28|| Front Page Top

#8 Lots of potential confusion here. 6.8 SPC is Remington 6.8 Special Purpose Cartridge, developed some years ago at the behest of Special Forces to provide something more hard hitting than 5.56. It's 6.8 x 43, designed to work in 5.56 lowers, but with a different magazine and bolt carrier group than the 5.56 uses. The new SIG 6.8 hybrid cartridge is not the same. It's 6.8 x 51 and you can learn more about it here.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-04-20 15:50|| 2022-04-20 15:50|| Front Page Top

#9 Task and Purpose doing a live fire on the system some months back.

Posted by DarthVader 2022-04-20 16:25|| 2022-04-20 16:25|| Front Page Top

#10 Too soon to say, but I suspect if you do want an upper chambered in the new cartridge, it will have to ride on an AR-10 lower. The AR-15 lower's mag well just won't be long enough.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-04-20 16:32|| 2022-04-20 16:32|| Front Page Top

#11 ^All I know is I want that new toy to build a new rifle and play

Posted by DarthVader 2022-04-20 16:40|| 2022-04-20 16:40|| Front Page Top

#12 It'll be years I think til you can find the ammo at a decent price for civilians.

Posted by Silentbrick 2022-04-20 16:42|| 2022-04-20 16:42|| Front Page Top

#13 Wonder who will get the ammo contract?

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-04-20 16:46|| 2022-04-20 16:46|| Front Page Top

#14 Bah. Go back to the .30-06.

Posted by Mercutio 2022-04-20 19:22|| 2022-04-20 19:22|| Front Page Top

#15 ^^^agree it does the job

Posted by Chris 2022-04-20 23:38|| 2022-04-20 23:38|| Front Page Top

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