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It is interesting and pleasing to hear from vets that the service rifle seems to be reliable and reasonably easy to live with. I recently heard similar about the British Enfield (now in its second version-v1 was a disaster).
It is a shame that some serious thought cannot go into the development of a sensible service round. I read a recent US army 'review' that spoke positively about the power of the .556 round in combat. It commented in passing that soldiers needed to 'double tap' the target, as per the recommendation in training manuals.
The need to double tap is however as good as an admission that the round is not capable of doing what it was primarily aimed to do. It is also something that may not be that easy to do in the field where all one may get is a fleeting glimpse of the enemy.
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