01-01-2016, 03:45 PM
like everything it going to be a trade off if you go for 5.56 and 7.62nato.
i suspect the DOD would need to develop military ammo for the 6.5 to get it up to 7.62x51 standards same goes with the links. it shouldn't be no biggie for industry to make 6.5 links.
the 6.5G although promising , i seriously doubt the DOD will adopt it simply because the m-16 series is long over due for replacement and the 6.5G was made for the limitations of m-16 mag-well.
the 6.5 although very good don't really offer enough to go into service to replace the 7.62 nato by itself.
it would have to be a package deal -- you DRM rifles, assault rifles, shorties, and LMGs would all have to adopt the round for the economy of scale required.
since your going to need new mags, and links anyway-- why not go with a all new round that don't have to fit the m-16 mag-well? that why i don't think the DOD is all that serious about the 6.5g 6.8 and all the other improved m-16 rounds--
although a 6.5G firing micro-minigun would be a very impressive sight -- minigun firepower in a micro weight--lol
i do think the 6.5G is pointing the way for future systems , highly efficient, good power and barrier penetration , long effective range and reasonable recoil and report-- all of which can be very valuable in military arms--
i suspect the DOD would need to develop military ammo for the 6.5 to get it up to 7.62x51 standards same goes with the links. it shouldn't be no biggie for industry to make 6.5 links.
the 6.5G although promising , i seriously doubt the DOD will adopt it simply because the m-16 series is long over due for replacement and the 6.5G was made for the limitations of m-16 mag-well.
the 6.5 although very good don't really offer enough to go into service to replace the 7.62 nato by itself.
it would have to be a package deal -- you DRM rifles, assault rifles, shorties, and LMGs would all have to adopt the round for the economy of scale required.
since your going to need new mags, and links anyway-- why not go with a all new round that don't have to fit the m-16 mag-well? that why i don't think the DOD is all that serious about the 6.5g 6.8 and all the other improved m-16 rounds--
although a 6.5G firing micro-minigun would be a very impressive sight -- minigun firepower in a micro weight--lol
i do think the 6.5G is pointing the way for future systems , highly efficient, good power and barrier penetration , long effective range and reasonable recoil and report-- all of which can be very valuable in military arms--