03-08-2013, 11:10 AM
If 6.5 Grendel was used across the squad - everyone would have a DMR rifle as well as a carbine and LMG.
I am pretty sure that .338 Lapua will edge out .300 Winchester Magnum across all US forces in time. The .338 appears to have really proved its worth in Afghanistan. Without any NATO competition, it has established itself as a new de facto NATO sniping calibre. Which shows, when you get it right, perceived barriers to adoption fall away. The same is true for 4.6 mm as a PDW calibre and H&K's MP7. Both has seen much wider adoption than FN has managed with its own calibre 5.7 and its PDW.
I think there is a real need for a semi-automatic .338 rifle. if Bill gets AA's model right, he could easily sell it across NATO. It just has to way less than H&K's G28 which is a monster. Using a reinforced AR10 platform, it might even be possible to make a .338 weapon capable of firing short automatic bursts. A .338 light machine gun would be a welcome piece of additional firepower.
I am pretty sure that .338 Lapua will edge out .300 Winchester Magnum across all US forces in time. The .338 appears to have really proved its worth in Afghanistan. Without any NATO competition, it has established itself as a new de facto NATO sniping calibre. Which shows, when you get it right, perceived barriers to adoption fall away. The same is true for 4.6 mm as a PDW calibre and H&K's MP7. Both has seen much wider adoption than FN has managed with its own calibre 5.7 and its PDW.
I think there is a real need for a semi-automatic .338 rifle. if Bill gets AA's model right, he could easily sell it across NATO. It just has to way less than H&K's G28 which is a monster. Using a reinforced AR10 platform, it might even be possible to make a .338 weapon capable of firing short automatic bursts. A .338 light machine gun would be a welcome piece of additional firepower.