And yet, isn’t the military moving to a heavier rifle cartridge than the 5.56?
GOOD POINT!
Like a lot of things these days this article made no sense.
While I see the benefits of lightning the load of our Warfighters,
Survivability, emphasis on more ammo etc the ‘Punch’ ends the fight.
Always had for me. I never ran into a problem not having enough ammo
because early on I learned to strip the dead. That lesson is not lost on me now.
That’s why my Defensive Weapons aren’t exotic calibers. They run
standard .9mm, 12 gauge, .556, .44/.357. an AK (7.62x39) is also in the works
but the funds just aren’t there for now.
Good Article though K, interesting read.
WWG1WGA
NCSWIC
If a 556 takes three rounds to put a man down and a 30 cal. takes one, then I ask what is the weight difference?
1 - 556 = 0.38 grams
1 - 30 cal. = 21.06 grams
1 - 50 Cal. = 34.1 grams
Math is drastically in the 5.56 favor.
I believe they intend to move to a composite cartridge to save weight with the 6.8mm.
Still will be heavier than the 5.56 by about 20%, but significantly lighter than a brass 6.8mm.
Hope the new composite technology works, but I don’t think I would want to be in the first squad in the field, under fire, with only composite rounds to respond.
Just say’n
And not reloadable either. The next thing will be biodegradable.
Yes, the advances in body armor makes it logical. Most plates nowdays can take many 5.56 rounds before being compromised whereas the new round will make it just one. The tradeoff makes a lot of sense.
Not when factoring in body armor.
I’m afraid you got your numbers wrong
1 - 556 = 12.31 grams
1 - 7.62 = 25.4 grams