[BeerHunter]

Shooting farther with more punch: The Army finally found an M4 and SAW replacement

Soldiers, special operators and Marines in the near future will carry a first-of-its kind rifle and light machine gun.

www.marinecorpstimes.com

 

[Earl 007]

It's been a long time coming, but needed , my hopes that primers would return to the market are over.

 

[dwm4485]

Gonna be interesting to see how well the “woke” soldiers handle the recoil LOL.

 

[Calimwulf]

Gonna be interesting to see how well the “woke” soldiers handle the recoil LOL.

The Marine corps took a half step back with the kindness thing during boot. It isn't anywhere near as rough as when I went thru, but they came to the realization that it was just kicking the can down the road.

 

[joecarry]

everyone in the squad will be able to shoot fewer rounds farther and with more devastation on targets than they can now

Wow, that statement amazes me. I mean today’s military leaders most view “killing and devastation” as a bad thing.

 

[7.62Kolectr]

Wondering how they will produce enough ammo for this new caliber when they can’t even make enough of the old ones to keep up with demand?

 

[mike1956]

Shooting further with more punch...

That is exactly why I switched from 9mm to .45acp...

 

[Anduril]

Shooting further with more punch...

That is exactly why I switched from 9mm to .45acp...

It's why I switched to .338 Lapua Magnum.

 

[mike1956]

It's why I switched to .338 Lapua Magnum.

More bang for lotsa bucks!

 

[joecarry]

Wondering how they will produce enough ammo for this new caliber when they can’t even make enough of the old ones to keep up with demand?

The civilian market will be shut down till they get all they need.

 

[Anduril]

More bang for lotsa bucks!

Yeah, I'm probably going to start thinking about a less-expensive long-distance rig in the next year or so.
Right now, I've got a new puppy so that will occupy my free time, and likely my wallet for the foreseeable future.

Maybe 6.5 Creedmoor?
7mm-08 is not out of the running either.

But I wanted to get a .338 rifle setup because the time was right, for me.

 

[7.62Kolectr]

Yeah, I'm probably going to start thinking about a less-expensive long-distance rig in the next year or so.
Right now, I've got a new puppy so that will occupy my free time, and likely my wallet for the foreseeable future.

Maybe 6.5 Creedmoor?
7mm-08 is not out of the running either.

But I wanted to get a .338 rifle setup because the time was right, for me.

I’ve been thinking about a .338 Lapua target rifle for years.
Two things stopped me. My heavy barrel .308 thumps pretty good.
And I just feel like shooting it at anything less than 500yds would be a waste of ammo, especially at todays prices.
But Savage does make a super nice model 110 rifle in LH now for me and I hear it gots a pretty good muzzle brake on it too. That and the fact the new 300yd range is open have me rethinking things. That distance may be a fair compromise.

 

[Skeptic 9094]

Ah yes, the fight is in cities and underground. Therefore, we need a rifle with penetration and long range...
Geoff
Who figures that sounds like the "Modern Action Army" now about those "Pentomic Divisions".

 

[Caleb]

I’ve been thinking about a .338 Lapua target rifle for years.
Two things stopped me. My heavy barrel .308 thumps pretty good.
And I just feel like shooting it at anything less than 500yds would be a waste of ammo, especially at todays prices.
But Savage does make a super nice model 110 rifle in LH now for me and I hear it gots a pretty good muzzle brake on it too. That and the fact the new 300yd range is open have me rethinking things. That distance may be a fair compromise.

If I can find 6.5 match for a decent price, I would try out that new 300 range. But I’m not paying these crazy prices just to punch holes in paper/electronic targets.


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[Anduril]

Ah yes, the fight is in cities and underground. Therefore, we need a rifle with penetration and long range...
Geoff
Who figures that sounds like the "Modern Action Army" now about those "Pentomic Divisions".

That's what the ISI TS-12 is for. (A 15-round semi-auto shotgun!)
The .338 is just for fun.

Did I ever tell you about the time..... Nevermind!

 

[Skeptic 9094]

As I have previously commented all over the internet; the adoption of the 6.8 by the US Army, just means the Swedes were right two centuries ago.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6.5%C3%9755mm_Swedish

Geoff
Who is old, grey, stiff, sore and cynical this morning, anxiously awaiting a phone call....

 

[BeerHunter]

From today's Army Times:

Next Generation Squad Weapon on target for 2023

The new rifle and automatic rifle will fire a never-before-fielded 6.8 mm round.

www.armytimes.com

 

[brownie]

A 0.267 caliber. How does one narrow down the 6.8 and still be a 6.8?
The new optic operations isn't new, Barrett had the BORS optic system in play for near two decades now. In fact, the new optic looks exactly like Barrett/'s new ranging optic

Barrett BORS for Schmidt & Bender Scopes

Choose from Leupold, Swarovski, IOR Valdada, Schmidt, Vortex, Kahles & More!

www.xtremetacticals.com

 

[Derrick1971]

A 0.267 caliber. How does one narrow down the 6.8 and still be a 6.8?
The new optic operations isn't new, Barrett had the BORS optic system in play for near two decades now. In fact, the new optic looks exactly like Barrett/'s new ranging optic

Barrett BORS for Schmidt & Bender Scopes

Choose from Leupold, Swarovski, IOR Valdada, Schmidt, Vortex, Kahles & More!

www.xtremetacticals.com

I just read the article and I believe they were talking about the decision makers "narrowing down" the choices between the calibers being considered.