10-25-2014, 04:36 PM
bwaites Wrote:1) Minimal performance advantage with a new design...1a) Irrelevant. Performance increase is not the intended purpose.
2) Cost. No government contract to support cost of development of a new mag.
3) Even with Hornadys support of ammunition (and now cheap Wolf steel case) no major manufacturer has stepped up and started building the Grendel.
4) Installed customer AR base gains no backwards compatibility.
2a) Concur. If the existing Six8 P-Mag is not usable with 6.5 Grendel, the idea is not feasible.
3a) Not sure what you mean by "the Grendel." If you mean rifles, then eliminating the P-Mag option won't help get more gun makers onboard.
4a) Irrelevant. The installed AR customer base has gained no backwards compatibility with any other Grendel platform that has been introduced.
Quote:I'm all for innovation. I just see no REAL advantage to be gained except the use of PMags. Of course that's just my OPINION, and I'm sure it's ridiculous!No, that opinion is not ridiculous. It is correct. The only advantage is the ability to use P-Mags.
Your opposition, however...
