02-22-2015, 03:14 AM
[SIZE="3"]"One of the schools of thought that has gained some ground within the Army itself is the idea of a 'general purpose round', a proposal to replace the current two-caliber system of 5.56mm and7.62mm ammunition with a single round, usually somewhere in-between those two calibers in size and weight.
"It's a theory I am highly critical of, but that does not mean it is without merit. The paradigm has definite benefits, and should be investigated even if there is some certainty that, at the moment, it's not practical or desirable to implement such a scheme. So it's right that the Army Marksmanship Unit has endeavored to produce and test a round that could fulfill such a role, called the .264 USA." --- (http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2014/...u-264-usa/).
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"It's a theory I am highly critical of, but that does not mean it is without merit. The paradigm has definite benefits, and should be investigated even if there is some certainty that, at the moment, it's not practical or desirable to implement such a scheme. So it's right that the Army Marksmanship Unit has endeavored to produce and test a round that could fulfill such a role, called the .264 USA." --- (http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2014/...u-264-usa/).
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