07-15-2020, 04:01 AM
bruceleroy Wrote:Wording is key when speaking about "adoption" by the military. Since there was no contract out for, and I cant seem to find anything currently being requested, for the 6 ARC then it is most likely Crane looking to try something new. This does not mean the military is using it. Crane usually supplies the Seal teams as they are a dept of the Navy function. A full adoption would mean less powder, again, and less bullets on the shelf until they send production to LC. I also do NOT believe for one second that this round was developed at the request of this mysterious unit. The government doesnt work like that on the white side. The black side of acquisitions is different and I wont speculate.
This is sort of like when SOCOM was allowed to order 6.5 Creedmoor and everyone was blown away by the "adoption" of the caliber. They never adopted it and almost nobody has seen it. Just because you are allowed to order something because of a memeo doesnt mean command will allow it.
Why LC? Black Hills still sole-sources Mk262 Mod1 and there is no doubt this was adopted by the military (albeit for SOCOM mostly).