Our military adopting the Grendel?

[sgt_murf]

The book the Falkland war was written by a on sight journalist. The SAS were disgusted with what they then called the 5.56 Armalite rifle. The 5.56 bullet is so small that it literally disintegrates upon impact on a windshield. Try stopping a determined suicide bomber driving towards you with a 5.56 weapon.

I did on several occasions in Iraq 03-04, did not have any problems or failure to stop the insurgant would I have like something bigger?.. yup and sometimes did use bigger ... M240B, and the M2 .50 BMG or the MK19 when I was mounted. Dismounted I relied on the 5.56mm only thing I found in my experiance it didn't work on was incoming mortars but the .50 BMG didn't work either. Not disagreeing with anyone just facing the facts. The US Army looked at the .280 British (they even modified the cartridge to .30 cal, changed the bolt face to apease the US Military) in the 50s which was basically a 7mm Grendel by all rights and favored the 7.62x51 . In the sixties the Army wanted to stay with the 7.62mm M14 until SECDEF Robert McNamara ordered the Production of the M14 in 1963 to a halt and that the DoD agencies will adopt the M16 which has been steadly improved upon bringing us up to version A4. The last Service Rifle adopted by the Army was the M14 not the M16 series of rifles. Would the 6.5 G work better in Afghan region I think so as the ranges are sometimes a bit further than in Iraq. But let's be honest here in both theathers the enemy has to engage within the range of their weapons which does not exceed the 5.56 range plus the 5.56 is a LOT more accurate than the 7.62x39 at any range. The main reason the Army probably will not adopt is Logistics consider the re-tool at Lake City the last Government owned arsenal, the amount of 5.56mm on hand. As well as Big Army does not like big changes in the Log side of the house unless it opens up a vast array of resources such as the adoption of the 9mm sidearm did, we was the last country to have the 45 everyone else was 9mm. Do I trust the 5.56mm to get the job done yes if I do my part are there better tools ... yes ... is the Grendel one, could be, but, I go to war with what I am issued not what is in my gun cabinet or my desires. Is the Grendel a good cartridge yes a fine one worthy of a fair assessment will it happen probably not.