RainDownmyBlues
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- Sep 2, 2006
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C-grunt said:The weight of the weapon, while a hinderance, is not the reason why people choose 5.56 over 7.62. Its the weight of the ammo. You can carry almost twice the amount of 5.56 vs 7.62 for a given weight.
I agree completely. If you've been in the field, a hot combat zone, for a few days- let alone the 2 weeks I've encountered; there is no resupply. I've had my squad run to the last magazine of ammo, and it felt like impeding doom. My ammo was different than the standard ball, but after I ran out I had to load up a magazine from a corporal under me, because I had no other choice. It didn't shoot worth crap out of my rifle and it sucked. Heck, our guy on the M249 ran out of belts so he had to shoot on other peoples magazines too...
My point is, ammo is everything. I could carry a **** ton of 5.56, if I was counting on the 7.62 I would be worried, at least in the unit I was in. Mine was a bit different I guess, but still ammo count is everything. If you're fighting an un-armored enemy, a light 5.56 is going to kill them. Period. I've fought enough to know that. As I said before, you don't need a dang 30-06 to kill a man. My rifle and I know that isn't the case. Hit someone centermass, and they are a dead man.