05-09-2016, 03:07 PM
stanc Wrote:Well, you're exaggerating a bit, in that it's more like 160 rds of linked 6.5 CT vs 100 rds of linked 7.62 NATO, but yeah, for the 6.5 CT machine gun, it looks to be all good.
For the 6.5 CT carbine, not so much. Much heavier and a bit longer than the M4, with 20-rd magazines that are fatter than, and just as tall as, 30-rd 5.56 magazines.
No, I didn't exaggerate. If you look closely in the charts, they are talking about a different 7.62 NATO load with a 130gr projectile, which weighs less than M80 147gr, which is what I'm used to carrying.
I have no interest in the carbine at this stage. The LMG is where it is at for CT.
100rds of 7.62 M80 linked is 7lbs. You tend to remember these things when you've been a Gunner, Assistant Gunner, or Ammo Bearer. When you're the AG and AB in one man, you really remember them. Wish I had pictures, but it's funny how you never see pictures from guys in Weapons Squad with rucks on.
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CCW, CQM, DM, Long Range Rifle Instructor
6.5 Grendel Reloading Handbooks & chamber brushes can be found here:
www.AR15buildbox.com