Optimized Caliber
#64
If the Grendel were already the service cartridge, going to the varmint cartridge would likely not happen because folks would see the small number extra rounds argument not being enough to be worth the bother.

This is a corollary to the observation that the round-for-round effectiveness improvement realized by going to the Grendel is not sufficient to warrant replacing the 5.56 NATO.

I have reluctantly come to agree with LRRPF52. Our best chance for seeing a new military cartridge is in the LMG.
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Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 06-26-2011, 04:55 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 08-24-2011, 07:45 PM
Optimized Caliber - by BluntForceTrauma - 08-24-2011, 07:57 PM
Optimized Caliber - by bwaites - 08-24-2011, 08:05 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 11-28-2011, 05:40 AM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-02-2011, 07:46 AM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 12-02-2011, 10:30 PM
Optimized Caliber - by txgunner00 - 12-03-2011, 05:19 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-03-2011, 10:44 PM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 12-04-2011, 06:05 AM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-04-2011, 06:23 AM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 12-04-2011, 09:30 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-04-2011, 10:07 PM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 12-05-2011, 08:27 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-05-2011, 10:00 PM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 12-06-2011, 03:43 PM
Optimized Caliber - by JASmith - 12-06-2011, 04:00 PM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 12-06-2011, 04:23 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-06-2011, 08:17 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-06-2011, 08:51 PM
Optimized Caliber - by bwaites - 12-06-2011, 09:19 PM
Optimized Caliber - by BluntForceTrauma - 12-06-2011, 10:11 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-06-2011, 10:28 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-06-2011, 10:33 PM
Optimized Caliber - by bwaites - 12-06-2011, 10:41 PM
Optimized Caliber - by BluntForceTrauma - 12-06-2011, 11:22 PM
Optimized Caliber - by JASmith - 12-07-2011, 12:05 AM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-07-2011, 01:10 AM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-07-2011, 01:24 AM
Optimized Caliber - by BluntForceTrauma - 12-07-2011, 01:45 AM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-07-2011, 03:04 AM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 12-07-2011, 05:17 AM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-07-2011, 07:12 AM
Optimized Caliber - by Variable - 12-07-2011, 10:51 AM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-07-2011, 11:12 AM
Optimized Caliber - by JASmith - 12-07-2011, 02:42 PM
Optimized Caliber - by BluntForceTrauma - 12-07-2011, 04:50 PM
Optimized Caliber - by Variable - 12-07-2011, 05:33 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-07-2011, 06:48 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-07-2011, 07:10 PM
Optimized Caliber - by bwaites - 12-07-2011, 07:30 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-07-2011, 07:40 PM
Optimized Caliber - by bwaites - 12-07-2011, 08:23 PM
Optimized Caliber - by bwaites - 12-07-2011, 08:34 PM
Optimized Caliber - by Kikn - 12-07-2011, 09:07 PM
Optimized Caliber - by BluntForceTrauma - 12-07-2011, 09:22 PM
Optimized Caliber - by JASmith - 12-07-2011, 09:37 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-07-2011, 09:40 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-07-2011, 09:55 PM
Optimized Caliber - by bwaites - 12-07-2011, 09:59 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-07-2011, 10:07 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-07-2011, 10:35 PM
Optimized Caliber - by bwaites - 12-07-2011, 11:31 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-08-2011, 12:52 AM
Optimized Caliber - by bwaites - 12-08-2011, 01:09 AM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-08-2011, 02:18 AM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-09-2011, 10:39 PM
Optimized Caliber - by bwaites - 12-09-2011, 11:36 PM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 12-09-2011, 11:48 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-10-2011, 12:33 AM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 12-10-2011, 06:45 AM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-10-2011, 08:03 AM
Optimized Caliber - by BluntForceTrauma - 12-10-2011, 03:14 PM
Optimized Caliber - by JASmith - 12-10-2011, 03:56 PM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 12-10-2011, 07:27 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-10-2011, 08:22 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-11-2011, 03:32 AM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 12-11-2011, 03:38 AM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 12-11-2011, 04:04 AM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 12-11-2011, 04:38 AM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-11-2011, 05:29 AM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-11-2011, 05:59 AM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-11-2011, 08:17 AM
Optimized Caliber - by Tony Williams - 12-11-2011, 08:20 AM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-11-2011, 07:41 PM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 12-12-2011, 04:52 AM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-12-2011, 06:56 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-21-2011, 12:15 AM
Optimized Caliber - by sgt_murf - 12-28-2011, 08:20 PM
Optimized Caliber - by JASmith - 12-28-2011, 10:32 PM
Optimized Caliber - by BluntForceTrauma - 12-29-2011, 10:25 PM
Optimized Caliber - by Variable - 12-30-2011, 05:41 AM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-30-2011, 06:37 AM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 12-30-2011, 08:53 PM
Optimized Caliber - by JASmith - 12-31-2011, 01:56 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 12-31-2011, 10:25 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 04-07-2012, 07:21 AM
Optimized Caliber - by Tony Williams - 04-07-2012, 10:14 AM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 04-07-2012, 03:47 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 04-07-2012, 06:28 PM
Optimized Caliber - by bwaites - 04-07-2012, 08:25 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 04-07-2012, 09:12 PM
Optimized Caliber - by Variable - 04-08-2012, 12:05 AM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 04-08-2012, 12:53 AM
Optimized Caliber - by Schwag173 - 04-08-2012, 01:44 AM
Optimized Caliber - by Variable - 04-08-2012, 04:18 AM
Optimized Caliber - by Schwag173 - 04-08-2012, 04:29 PM
Optimized Caliber - by bwaites - 04-08-2012, 05:11 PM
Optimized Caliber - by Tony Williams - 04-09-2012, 12:57 AM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 04-09-2012, 03:41 PM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 04-09-2012, 03:53 PM
Optimized Caliber - by txgunner00 - 04-09-2012, 07:18 PM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 04-09-2012, 08:53 PM
Optimized Caliber - by txgunner00 - 04-09-2012, 10:08 PM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 04-09-2012, 11:02 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 04-10-2012, 01:31 AM
Optimized Caliber - by Schwag173 - 04-10-2012, 01:37 AM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 04-10-2012, 06:31 PM
Optimized Caliber - by Schwag173 - 04-11-2012, 02:10 AM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 04-11-2012, 03:37 AM
Optimized Caliber - by txgunner00 - 04-11-2012, 02:00 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 04-11-2012, 05:00 PM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 04-11-2012, 10:24 PM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 04-12-2012, 03:21 PM
Optimized Caliber - by txgunner00 - 04-12-2012, 03:48 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 04-12-2012, 08:24 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 04-13-2012, 07:52 AM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 04-13-2012, 03:20 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 05-15-2012, 02:06 AM
Optimized Caliber - by Tony Williams - 06-10-2012, 04:42 AM
Optimized Caliber - by JASmith - 06-10-2012, 05:19 AM
Optimized Caliber - by Tony Williams - 06-10-2012, 05:47 AM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 06-10-2012, 06:07 AM
Optimized Caliber - by Tony Williams - 06-10-2012, 06:47 AM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 06-10-2012, 07:54 AM
Optimized Caliber - by JASmith - 06-10-2012, 01:56 PM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 06-10-2012, 04:12 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 06-10-2012, 08:44 PM
Optimized Caliber - by Variable - 06-11-2012, 03:19 AM
Optimized Caliber - by Tony Williams - 06-11-2012, 04:33 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 06-11-2012, 07:46 PM
Optimized Caliber - by Tony Williams - 06-12-2012, 05:22 AM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 06-13-2012, 03:21 PM
Optimized Caliber - by JASmith - 06-13-2012, 04:04 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 06-13-2012, 10:12 PM
Optimized Caliber - by Variable - 06-13-2012, 10:34 PM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 06-13-2012, 10:37 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 06-14-2012, 02:40 AM
Optimized Caliber - by JASmith - 06-14-2012, 03:56 AM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 06-14-2012, 05:05 AM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 06-14-2012, 08:43 AM
Optimized Caliber - by Variable - 06-14-2012, 12:42 PM
Optimized Caliber - by JASmith - 06-14-2012, 01:54 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 06-14-2012, 07:43 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 06-15-2012, 10:47 PM
Optimized Caliber - by woohoo - 06-16-2012, 03:52 PM
Optimized Caliber - by BluntForceTrauma - 06-16-2012, 07:33 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 06-16-2012, 08:37 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 06-16-2012, 08:41 PM
Optimized Caliber - by woohoo - 06-17-2012, 01:14 AM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 06-17-2012, 02:10 AM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 09-01-2012, 06:00 PM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 09-01-2012, 10:22 PM
Optimized Caliber - by Tony Williams - 09-02-2012, 07:17 AM
Optimized Caliber - by BluntForceTrauma - 09-02-2012, 05:53 PM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 09-04-2012, 04:43 AM
Optimized Caliber - by Tony Williams - 09-04-2012, 01:18 PM
Optimized Caliber - by LR1955 - 09-04-2012, 02:55 PM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 09-04-2012, 02:57 PM
Optimized Caliber - by Tony Williams - 09-05-2012, 01:01 AM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 09-05-2012, 01:25 AM
Optimized Caliber - by JASmith - 09-05-2012, 01:57 AM
Optimized Caliber - by Tony Williams - 09-05-2012, 02:02 AM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 09-05-2012, 03:23 AM
Optimized Caliber - by Tony Williams - 09-05-2012, 07:52 AM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 09-05-2012, 03:17 PM
Optimized Caliber - by Tony Williams - 09-05-2012, 04:26 PM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 09-05-2012, 10:19 PM
Optimized Caliber - by LRRPF52 - 09-05-2012, 11:01 PM
Optimized Caliber - by stanc - 07-03-2013, 06:39 PM
Optimized Caliber - by woohoo - 07-03-2013, 10:54 PM

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