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BTW, how is this "blackout" round different from a 30-30, ballistically? How is it better than an AK-47 round which is similar to a 30-30?
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I think you're selling the 5.56 short. The gun is lighter, you can carry much more ammo, ammo is way cheaper as is the gun...
Military still qualifies with the 5.56 at 500 yds with iron sights. My son qualified expert with 5.56.
The 5.56 is deadly.
I only wish I had started with AK 74 instead of AR 15 because ammo is so much cheaper as are the rifles. Now I'm stuck because I have too much dough tied up in Ar-15's and 5.56 ammo.
Wow. Great article. This statement struck me as funny: "The mission in Somalia further confirmed the ineffectiveness of the cartridge on targets that were malnourished and not protected by body armor. Unfortunately, these conflicts were of a short duration and the lessons learned had little impact on improving small arms lethality." I understand he's referring to the short duration limiting the amount of lessons learned, but I dont think a conflict being of a "short duration" is ever unfortunate.
You could always get a 5.45x39 upper for your AR-15 to shoot on the cheap..
Gas's original post has a <broken link removed> that explains the rationale behind the round. I think it is a good idea, but not as good as 7.62 NATO