Riddle me this

[Konocti's Wigwam]

There is undoubtably a well-hidden armor defeat requirement.

Yeah, I didn't think about that being a requirement, I will admit that. I'm not very keen on the 5.56, but the Grendel gives the mini-action about as much as you will get out of it, albeit at a loss of velocity.

the Grendel comes as close as any single cartridge can to meeting most of the needs.

That's why it stumps me, it is a better round than a 5.56, IMO, but that is also subjective on the needs. The Grendel just seems like a sweet spot in the mini-acion.

Those Furys and Westerns are not very light. Do they actually offer much better than 7.62x51? At some point one needs to go to a bigger cartridge.