04-28-2017, 01:57 PM
It depends on how political the Joint Chief of Staff has become. Under Obama the military took on all kinds of social experimental changes that was not conducive to a strong military or keeping the nation safe. There were many who were replaced by a more progressive thinking leadership to advance this agenda. http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pent...story.html
Never under estimate the insanity of certain groups and the ability of using the carrot of advancement to pass PC agendas, even in the military. I would love to see the cost difference between our M-855A1 round compared to the Russians 5.45X39 equivalent. I would also like to see the actual combat effectiveness of the different cartridges. I doubt we are getting the best bang per buck and justifying the cost difference because the round is more environmentally friendly is not an unreasonable assumption . That said, I have read the M855A1 is an outstanding cartridge and I have also read the Marines refuse to use it because it is over pressured and destroys the uppers necessitating a whole new magazine.These days it is hard to understand or believe anything.
Never under estimate the insanity of certain groups and the ability of using the carrot of advancement to pass PC agendas, even in the military. I would love to see the cost difference between our M-855A1 round compared to the Russians 5.45X39 equivalent. I would also like to see the actual combat effectiveness of the different cartridges. I doubt we are getting the best bang per buck and justifying the cost difference because the round is more environmentally friendly is not an unreasonable assumption . That said, I have read the M855A1 is an outstanding cartridge and I have also read the Marines refuse to use it because it is over pressured and destroys the uppers necessitating a whole new magazine.These days it is hard to understand or believe anything.