https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zo...-could-be-the-armys-next-standard-issue-rifle
I like 6.8 but Imo 6.8 is gonna have too much recoil for some folks.
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US Military confirms future switch to 6.8mm, not 6.5 Creedmoor
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https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zo...-could-be-the-armys-next-standard-issue-rifle
I like 6.8 but Imo 6.8 is gonna have too much recoil for some folks.
I think some of the Army snipers use both 308 and 300 WM. There's probably a lot they can choose from currently, but I'm not up on that kind of stuff. Check this out at 6:00 minutes:
I had a feeling they would change. The 85 grain in 6.8 goes almost just as fast as the 5.56 does in 62 gn. and you a get a much longer kill radius. Minimal weight addition and still uses the current AR15 frame. I a simple bolt, barrel and mag and you are off to the races. 5.56 ammo will be so cheap now you won't be able to keep it on the shelves. Every American freedom auxiliary armed commando unit will have trailers of that shi*T stacked to the ceiling.
Like everyone else is concerned with is I hope the stick with brass cases. Full length brass cases.
Why?
If you look at that telescoping design, it's not like you will be reloading that kind of thing anytime soon. Better to use plastic (if practical) and reduce the weight so that solders can carry a larger amount of ammo.
The only reason we use brass today is to provide a chamber seal that will withstand tens of thousands of PSI. Supposedly this new round is much higher pressure than anything we use today, so they will probably need some other mechanism to contain the pressure.
If you look at that telescoping design, it's not like you will be reloading that kind of thing anytime soon. Better to use plastic (if practical) and reduce the weight so that solders can carry a larger amount of ammo.
The only reason we use brass today is to provide a chamber seal that will withstand tens of thousands of PSI. Supposedly this new round is much higher pressure than anything we use today, so they will probably need some other mechanism to contain the pressure.
I’m pretty sure I read in a different article that it was an entirely new case/cartridge that some overbudgeted department was developing.
This is nothing close to a 6.8 SPC, but something along the lines of 6.8x51.
It will have a hybrid case design of some kind, both for weight savings and increased pressure to get the performance desired. I wouldn't count on it being available to civilians, at least for quite a while.
It will have a hybrid case design of some kind, both for weight savings and increased pressure to get the performance desired. I wouldn't count on it being available to civilians, at least for quite a while.
Good for troops but it sucks for us current 6.8 boys.
