04-06-2017, 01:31 AM
ricsmall Wrote:Roger on the ammo availability. Just doesn't make sense to change platforms to go with a 7.62, then swap again to a 260 or other cartridge.I disagree.
Going with 7.62 allows a long-range rifle to be fielded ASAP (and at lowest cost), instead of waiting years for the requisite .260 loadings to be developed, tested, approved, and produced in quantity so that a .260 rifle could enter service.
Quote:Looks like bogus info so it's a moot point.In the absence of sources or substantiation, I think the story should certainly be treated with a healthy skepticism, but I'm not prepared to say the report is false. Just because sources may wish to remain anonymous, doesn't necessarily mean the info is bogus.
Quote:The discussion you linked to on the 260 testing is encouraging though.Yeah, but that claim is also unsubstantiated, so who knows if SOCOM really is testing .260 rifles and machine guns.