New Cartridge Developments and Implications for Dismounted Infantry Soldiers

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As would I.

I don't recall seeing any claims that 6.5mm can't be as lethal as 6.8mm. But, I do remember Gary Roberts saying that the 6.5 Grendel load which was tested, proved significantly inferior to 6.8 SPC. However, that's hardly surprising, since the 6.8mm bullets were designed specifically for the SPC round and optimized for terminal effects, whereas the 120gr 6.5mm MatchKing used in the tests was not developed for either wounding effects or the Grendel cartridge.

It's because they were comparing a .277" varmint bullet with SMK's in all the other bore diameters. They were laughed out of professional circles every chance they got with the way they ran the marketing and testing for 6.8. It was like a snowballing accumulation of every worst possible proponent jumping aboard, and kept getting worse. Dudes lost their jobs over it, were escorted off of Fort Bragg, non contract losers with ancillary systems were jumping on the wagon to try to circumvent the earlier decisions using the 6.8 as a new avenue of approach to contracts, etc.

"But one of these kids is doin' his own thing, now it's time to play our game..."



.277" is a dead-end, and was a really bad choice with that cartridge. The methodology used to conclude its terminal performance superiority was so blatantly fraudulent, that people could hardly believe proponents were that stupid to put forth such a claim on its face. The backstory to 6.8 is so filled with these kinds of full retard approaches, it boggles your mind really.