06-17-2011, 07:41 PM
I would use the same ammunition you propose to use for the cinder block/milk jug "Machine Gun" test. Remember that all we need to do is best the 147 gr 7.62 round. Hence we don't need 5.56 NATO for this test.
We are, for the most part, all in agreement that the Grendel would do as well as either the 5.56 or the 7.62 NATO in dismounted infantry roles. The point that LR1955 makes is that positing the Grendel as merely being able to replace the 5.56 and 7.62 won't cause it to happen. He is right on the money. We have to identify at least one or two areas where the Grendel is far superior and assure ourselves that it does at least as well in all the other categories.
The hypothesis has to be far stronger and be supportable by analysis and testing.
Let's make sure the testing we do in the near future helps demonstrate Grendel superiority.
We are, for the most part, all in agreement that the Grendel would do as well as either the 5.56 or the 7.62 NATO in dismounted infantry roles. The point that LR1955 makes is that positing the Grendel as merely being able to replace the 5.56 and 7.62 won't cause it to happen. He is right on the money. We have to identify at least one or two areas where the Grendel is far superior and assure ourselves that it does at least as well in all the other categories.
The hypothesis has to be far stronger and be supportable by analysis and testing.
Let's make sure the testing we do in the near future helps demonstrate Grendel superiority.