The Army has selected 6.8mm as the new common round for both its SAW and M4 replacement

Article doesn't specify, but if it is that should mean that (A) Existing M4s could be converted and/or (B) There will be a lot of surplus M4s hitting the market soon.

 

On the plus side AR15s will no longer be weapons of war. Wait. They aren't.

 

They are testing prototypes in that chambering.

Didn't read the whole article (I have to get ready to go to work), but until they start issuing rifles, I wouldn't stock up on 6.8 ammo just yet. The DoD has a long history of starting projects like this only to cancel them later and nothing ever comes of it.

That said, whichever 6.8mm ammo they choose, if they issue it, it is going to be an improvement over 5.56x45 and it is long overdue. It we had listened to the British (and others) in the 60s instead of ramming 7.62 NATO down their throats, we would have been much better off now.

Crossing my fingers that this actually makes it to the point of being issued.

 

Believe it when you actually see it......

 

I'm interested in how Raja can help me make $20,000 a month from home?

 

lame

 

Holy S--t! Did you click?

 

Git muny git muny!

 

Heck no, not after reading some comments..

 

Just what I was thinking.

 

Baaaaaad throat erosion! And erosion at any gas ports in the barrel. Especially in a fully auto weapon.
Even a chrome barrel wont save you from that.

 

Unless they invented Hodgdon Nuke4831, I doubt it. It would take a case with 70 or more grains of powder capacity to get anywhere near that. A 257 Weatherby Magnum on a 2.5 inch belted case can get that with 110gr bullets.

 

I never understood the whole 7.62X51 "Problem" it's a great round and the weapons chambered for it are mostly good! NATO can go suck a bug, we do just fine with our stuff, and if they want US to be the worlds politzi, then they can dance to the same damn tune and STFU about it! 5.56 was a bad idea, always was, always will be, I know, I had to fight with one and saw how ineffective it is! At this point, Any thing would be better as long as it had a bigger bullet and could fly as far, but wait, don't we already have the 7.62? What was I thinking making sense and all, we gotta make something new, cause the M-4 is so light and handy and all, NOT! I hate it when politicos with ZERO experience or even knowledge of what they stick their noses in start pulling strings and making decisions that are not theirs to make! THE Mil. should make it's own mind up about things, and the politicos ether sign the check or not!

Rant Over:

 

Or they could just go with the already tried and true 7.62x39... just saying.

 

Snowflakes these days can’t deal with recoil.