Why am I yelling! sorry bout thatThey ARE NOT USING THE 6.8SPC.
Why am I yelling! sorry bout thatThey ARE NOT USING THE 6.8SPC.
Nope I believe you are correct. They won't be. I think I read something like 20-28 months before anything is announced and also the consideration is for something between 6.5 and 7mm. 120-130 grain preference and a muzzle velocity of 2800-2900 fps and ability to be effective at 800 yards. Yep, pretty much leaves the 6.8 out of the formula. At least the short 43mm version of it. Now we're back into the 6.5 Creedmoor territory. Wouldn't surprise me a bitWhy am I yelling! sorry bout that
There's polymer cases in the mix also. 6.8 is supposed to be the minimum diameter needed to build the special purpose bullets they want.Insider info for those that keep guessing.... 6.8x51 aka 270-308. This is the top contender as of now. 125-130 grain bullet around 2900 fps in 16" bbl. Bullets all govt designed...nothing close commercially. Brass and steel case. 20% lighter than 7.62x51 ammo. They are hell bent on using 6.8 for whatever reason and Zero chance it will be 6.8 SPC or therabouts..
2nd place is more live fire with the new shiny!it sounds like BS on the militarys part. 99% of the soldiers can't find a neutral colored target at 800 yards. The appropriate solution, according this once Army Ranger (3 tours in RVN) is more live fire training with what we have.
6.8 is supposed to be the minimum diameter needed to build the special purpose bullets they want.
True on both but caliber not to exceed 7mm and from what I'm told (as of now) there aren't any 7mm cartridges in the running. Funny...we could have just gone the route of the British 280 from the 50's and been GTG.There's polymer cases in the mix also. 6.8 is supposed to be the minimum diameter needed to build the special purpose bullets they want.
Funny...we could have just gone the route of the British 280 from the 50's and been GTG.