11-14-2011, 12:34 AM
I used 5.56 in combat and have seen plenty of it used, and I can tell you from first hand experience that it sucks ass. I really like the M16 platform and I am pretty partial to the M4. But, if it was up to me, I would rather have .308, 6.5 or 6.8 in combat. I would prefer going to the AR10 over the M16 if I couldn't have 6.5 or 6.8.
You keep arguing for the weapons that special forces use. The use 5.56 because it's already in the supply system and is easy to come by. They can pick it up from any unit along the way and don't end up with an empty useless weapon when they run out (which is what would happen with any non standard issue round). You could have a weapon with the best round in the world. But, if supply doesn't stock your ammo it's useless. Even 7.62/308 isn't exactly easy to come by in the field. Only a small percentage of the soldiers on the ground actually use 7.62/308. Just cause they use 5.56 doesn't mean it's worth a damn.
Sure, 5.56 works ok if you shoot someone in the right place. Even a .22LR will work just fine if you hit a person in the right place. But, that doesn't mean you "SHOULD" use it.
Yeah, I used 5.56 in the field ...... had too. I could have picked up an AK along the way and used it instead (which would even have been preferrable to 5.56) but didn't want to have to wait till we came across a cache or took ammo off the dead to resupply myself with ammo. So, I used the worthless 5.56 because everyone had it.
Just my .02 cents.
You keep arguing for the weapons that special forces use. The use 5.56 because it's already in the supply system and is easy to come by. They can pick it up from any unit along the way and don't end up with an empty useless weapon when they run out (which is what would happen with any non standard issue round). You could have a weapon with the best round in the world. But, if supply doesn't stock your ammo it's useless. Even 7.62/308 isn't exactly easy to come by in the field. Only a small percentage of the soldiers on the ground actually use 7.62/308. Just cause they use 5.56 doesn't mean it's worth a damn.
Sure, 5.56 works ok if you shoot someone in the right place. Even a .22LR will work just fine if you hit a person in the right place. But, that doesn't mean you "SHOULD" use it.
Yeah, I used 5.56 in the field ...... had too. I could have picked up an AK along the way and used it instead (which would even have been preferrable to 5.56) but didn't want to have to wait till we came across a cache or took ammo off the dead to resupply myself with ammo. So, I used the worthless 5.56 because everyone had it.
Just my .02 cents.