Grendel as a Universal Infantry Cartridge

[JASmith]

20" Barrels are going to go the way of $0.10 Beer and $0.25 Gas. 12.5" to 16" barrels are going to be the norm. Here, you would see a 100-110 grain bullet with an initial MV of 2,450 to 2,600 fps.

Are you suggesting that 2450-2600 ft/sec is a desirable MV, or are you indicating that that's all we might get from a particular cartridge?

Personally, I think that the 5.56 is TOO much of a compromise, but we have been using it for over 45 years and the people I shot with it, stayed shot.

What do you have in mind for cartridge more suited to our needs?

...Soldiers do not estimate range very well, nor do they take wind into account, so without training it would not matter if they had a round that was more effective, because they would still miss.

Does this mean that the solution is better and more training and stay with the same cartridge?

Cheers!