It appears that the Army is poised to choose the 6.8mm as a replacement for the long serviced 5.56. The military choosing the 5.56 sent it into history and made it extremely popular, available, and cost efficient.
The 6.8mm is supposed to be able to pierce most available body armor (not plates), have longer supersonic velocity, more stability, flatter trajectory, and softer recoil than the 5.56 it would be replacing. What’s not to like about all of those features if they are in fact true.
The 5.56’s popularity is due much to the fact that it is an extremely versatile round, light recoil, very accurate, small overall size so capacity can be large, good for hunting of varmints and small game up to deer, available, and cost efficient. Then 6.8 could be even better for hunting, being able to take down bigger game in a still small package with less recoil while being used in the AR15 package and also be used now for self-defense, plinking, and competition like the 5.56.
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/new-army-bullets-bigger-bolder-and-harder-hitting.amp
If all of these stated benefits of the 6.8 over the 5.56 are true and the price on this round came down due to availability and common use and availability become the norm for it, would the 6.8 become as popular as the 5.56, maybe even more popular?
The 6.8mm is supposed to be able to pierce most available body armor (not plates), have longer supersonic velocity, more stability, flatter trajectory, and softer recoil than the 5.56 it would be replacing. What’s not to like about all of those features if they are in fact true.
The 5.56’s popularity is due much to the fact that it is an extremely versatile round, light recoil, very accurate, small overall size so capacity can be large, good for hunting of varmints and small game up to deer, available, and cost efficient. Then 6.8 could be even better for hunting, being able to take down bigger game in a still small package with less recoil while being used in the AR15 package and also be used now for self-defense, plinking, and competition like the 5.56.
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/new-army-bullets-bigger-bolder-and-harder-hitting.amp
Army sets sights on bigger, bolder, harder hitting bullets
By Allison Barrie | Fox News
Published November 01, 2018
The Army has been working on a new bullet that is bigger, bolder and harder hitting that will help make U.S. soldiers even more unstoppable.
When you combine this new generation of bullet with the new generation of weapons for soldiers – then they will be able to shoot farther – with accuracy – than any known military rifle on earth.
If all of these stated benefits of the 6.8 over the 5.56 are true and the price on this round came down due to availability and common use and availability become the norm for it, would the 6.8 become as popular as the 5.56, maybe even more popular?
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