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Glanced at Article in Guns and Ammo Magazine at the Walmart library. Author did not like it much. Too long for AR15 and not much more power than the Grendel.
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Wait new 6.5 military round? What happened to the 6.8 super duper ultra mini mag thing amobob round they was talking about last month? -
The Army seems to be experimenting with a number of rounds.
The .300 PRC seems to be hot
And a review of the .300 PRC
Also an article on the various 6.5mm cartridges
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It's been said many times before but why can't the military just grab what's already fully developed, proven, already in production and cheap?"In any war, political or battlefield; truth is the first casualty."
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Randy:Originally posted by Randy99CL View Post
In many cases they do but when it comes to ammunition they don't and for very good reasons. The ammunition must not only meet a requirement but also be completely functional in all environmental conditions.
Tell me how well the Grendel works in -20F and + 120 F temps using the same powder, powder charge, primer, and brass and if the load will meet what ever the ballistic requirements may be. Would also like to see ten service grade Grendel carbines shooting this load go for 10K rounds each without shearing bolt lugs.
There will be nothing cheap about a new round of ball ammunition given all the requirements of the battlefield of today. And, there is not a single private company capable of producing the amount of ammunition our military needs.
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What would be the extra cost of a Aermet bolt and WOA extension. Or even a new bolt and extension design.Comment
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The way some in the military are thinking a MG might not be desired. Rather go like the Marines with an Automatic Rifle being fed by magazines.
There seems to be a lot of confusing information out there. Some talk of just going back to the 6.5 Creedmoor (longer case). Others are talking of either 6.5x45 or 6.8x43. I am not sure that the powers that be even know.
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The basic issue does NOT include what one could describe as enablers like disintegrating links.
Rather, the question is more like “Does the new cartridge offer the total performance enhancement in terms of ballistics, logistics, and so on needed to justify the investment needed to create them?”
We have seen enough discussion to conclude that we probably have yet to see the cartridge that does.shootersnotes.com
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I see a lot of articles the "new 6.8mm round". Then a lot of talk about history of weapon and cartridge development. No specifications.Comment
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Actually, the Sebian army has debued a 6.5 Grendel made by Zastava. It is called a M17 and is a Ak variant.Comment
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MC:Originally posted by Mattiecutter View Post
Hmmmmmmm. You don't say? http://www.65grendel.com/forum/showt...hlight=Serbian
Problem is that no one is quite sure if they did or not.
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Originally posted by LR1955 View Post
As far as I can tell it's more of a curiosity than actually real. A shame really, I think it's just a better round. I don't know if dead, so much as not really moving.4x P100Comment
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Interesting article on the 6.8mm competition. The round has to weight 20% less which means that it would not be a brass case. Polymer of some form.
I still hold that the end result will be about 6.8x45. And, BTW, they have 27 months to make their presentation.
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LE:Originally posted by lazyengineer View Post
Maybe the Serbians tested it and found it did not meet their requirements? Or cost too much? Fact is we don't know.
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