US Army Considers Adopting an Interim Battle Rifle in 7.62NATO: eventually adopt 6.5

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Sometimes large wars do us.

True. LBJ thought the North Vietnamese would be easy. That error in judgment turned into a bigger and longer war than he expected. It's always possible that DJT or a future POTUS could make a similar mistake.

In any case, to more directly address your question, apparently the DoD considers the use of copper in place of lead as a viable option. The SOST bullet used by the USMC in the Mk318 load has as much, if not more, copper than the M855A1 EPR.

I object only to politically correct decision drivers, like those mandating women in front-line combat.

Not sure if that's a yes or no?

Nice try.

Don't know what you mean. The subject of a 123gr EPR probably not being a feasible 6.5 Grendel load is what prompted your "editorializing" on the matter.