07-12-2011, 05:57 PM
JASmith Wrote:Be careful about how far you are willing to compromise the design to map-in to existing performance, policy, facilities, equipment and manufacturing equipment.Actually, 5.56 and 7.62 NATO are pretty darn good choices for a two-caliber system. Whether they can be improved upon enough to make a change worthwhile has yet to be demonstrated. So far, all we have are some theoretical ideas, with little or no test data to support them.
The clear conclusion when one errs in that direction is that the 5.56 and 7.62 NATO cartridges are just fine thank you!
Quote:We must first posit a genuine improvement, followed by rational tests if there is to be any hope of getting a change.I absolutely concur.
Quote:Please allow folks explore options that genuinely improve performance in the desired areas and to make reasonable trades in less important areas.Hey, I'm all for exploring options. I just think that in addition to said folks exploring the good aspects of their ideas, it's also necessary to explore the bad and the ugly. Certainly if such proposals are presented to the military, you can bet that they will consider the drawbacks as well as the advantages.