10-04-2015, 06:29 PM
All too true.
That acknowledged, there are technical arguments suggesting that a 6.5 with the Grendel/AK head/rim diameter and appropriate overall length would make a very competitive machine gun in roles currently filled by the 5.56 and 7.62 NATO rounds. Decent velocities would need to be attainable too. For example we would probably need to s 2800+ fps for the steel-core / tracer round in the 6.5 - 7 gram range and 2700+ for the same style in 8 - 8.5 gram bullets
The cartridge would very quickly find its way into the designated marksman / sharpshooter role. One could forecast good chances that the cartridge would find applications in at least some mounted weaponry because of the higher round count for the intermediate cartridge.
Why? We already know the Grendel long range ballistics are at least as good as those for the standard 7.62 NATO ball round. The slightly stretched version would make the comparison even better.
That acknowledged, there are technical arguments suggesting that a 6.5 with the Grendel/AK head/rim diameter and appropriate overall length would make a very competitive machine gun in roles currently filled by the 5.56 and 7.62 NATO rounds. Decent velocities would need to be attainable too. For example we would probably need to s 2800+ fps for the steel-core / tracer round in the 6.5 - 7 gram range and 2700+ for the same style in 8 - 8.5 gram bullets
The cartridge would very quickly find its way into the designated marksman / sharpshooter role. One could forecast good chances that the cartridge would find applications in at least some mounted weaponry because of the higher round count for the intermediate cartridge.
Why? We already know the Grendel long range ballistics are at least as good as those for the standard 7.62 NATO ball round. The slightly stretched version would make the comparison even better.
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