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raimius · March 5, 2011, 08:31 PM

I think a whole lot of troops would like to hit the enemy with 7.62 rounds. Now, whether they want to carry around a 7.62 loadout, and learn a new weapon system is a different topic altogether!

The 5.56 does the job, well enough, most of the time. (It sucks being the exception.

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March 5, 2011, 08:31 PM	#93
raimius Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2008 Posts: 2,199	I think a whole lot of troops would like to hit the enemy with 7.62 rounds. Now, whether they want to carry around a 7.62 loadout, and learn a new weapon system is a different topic altogether! The 5.56 does the job, well enough, most of the time. (It sucks being the exception. )