06-07-2013, 12:58 AM
Michael Wrote:Yep. Lots of problems with new tech. That's the problem with new innovations. It takes interest, time, money and resources to perfect/improve upon.
Argument about leaving brass on the battlefield is an old one as well. Somewhere I have an Infantry Journal from the '40's (maybe early '50's) with an article that covers that. There also use to be an argument about not giving the infantryman semi-auto rifles as he would waste ammo.
Got it. You're a fan of a cartridge designed in the 1940's. They didn't, so the point is moot. Is the 6.5G the next mil cartridge? Maybe, but I doubt it. Again, we must look at identified desired capabilities.
My point is that it is the cartridge that drives rifle development. In each of the generations since WW2, it has been the cartridge (.308, .223) that led to a new service rifle.
http://forum.snipershide.com/bear-pit/19...-them.html
This thread has some interesting ideas. Shows that this is not the only discussion on the matter. I like the idea of a GPC for the infantry rifle, the Designed Marksman rifle and the light MG. For the medium MG they suggest that we go the .338 Laupa!