Optimized Caliber

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A subjective example, but a lifelong friend is a career Army officer that related a conversation he had with another officer about a year ago. The second guy headed up what is essentially the Army's 'future small-arms' office. According to my friend, the head honcho was "not even a 'gun-guy'," and expressed that the Army has zero interest in a new cartridge. With the draw-down of our overseas deployments and with the crappy economy, I (sadly) foresee that Uncle Sam will continue as before.

Here's an article about the new carbine being sought. No mention of a new cartridge. I wish it were different; I'd love to see something like an HK416 in 6.5 Grendel adopted.

http://www.military.com/news/article/gun...ompli.html