n9nwo Wrote:The way some in the military are thinking a MG might not be desired. Rather go like the Marines with an Automatic Rifle being fed by magazines.Yes, there are some in the Army who want to switch from a belt-fed machine gun to an automatic rifle.
But, even that is not now an option, because nobody has yet developed a 6.5 Grendel automatic rifle.
There is also the matter of magazine capacity: 25 rds is little better than the 20 rds of the WWII BAR.
[video=youtube;XltuZNfGdYY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XltuZNfGdYY[/video]
n9nwo Wrote:There seems to be a lot of confusing information out there. Some talk of just going back to the 6.5 Creedmoor (longer case). Others are talking of either 6.5x45 or 6.8x43.SOCOM reportedly is working on a 6.5 Creedmoor machine gun. Talk of 6.5x45 and 6.8x43 is just talk.