11-14-2011, 07:59 PM
LRRPF52 Wrote:Would a Grendel hurt my feelings, not really. I think it would be a great distance carbine in that AOR, but would every riflemen experience real benefits that could be realized at distance, while not sacrificing the close-in lead shower that 5.56 demonstrates when traveling over 2600fps. In other words, is it worth shedding the tissue-destroying capabilities where riflemen carry the brunt of the fight at close range within 100m, like in mud hut villages, alleys, culverts, ditches, etc., just to compete into the territory of LMG's and GPMG's?Can you be sure that 6.5 Grendel carbines would lose the tissue-destroying capabilities? After all, there has been no development (let alone testing) of 6.5 ball ammo.
Quote:I have been very clear about where my proponency for the Grendel is for a military cartridge, and that is as a new Mulit-role Light Machinegun cartridge that could potentially displace 7.62 NATO for dismounted soldiers, provided we can demonstrate that it meets operational requirements currently being met by belt-fed 7.62 weapons...How do we demonstrate it? What are you doing in that regard?