Germany decides on competition for army rifle - Page 3

9x18_Walther · October 7, 2015, 02:18 PM

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A conversation about calibers might be part of the German effort, but I haven't seen any sign of it. Nevertheless, now is the time for the US to force yet another new caliber down the throat of its NATO allies

+1 for .458 SOCOM.

manta49 · October 7, 2015, 02:46 PM

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Nevertheless, now is the time for the US to force yet another new caliber down the throat of its NATO allies

Do the American military want a change of rifle caliber. ?

kcub · October 7, 2015, 03:10 PM

I think they just want to reinforce they are the dominant male hippo spraying feces in all directions in the nato swimming hole.

RAfiringline · October 7, 2015, 07:07 PM

>Do the American military want a change of rifle caliber. ?<

Just the generals with positions lined up with ammunition manufacturers.

Bart Noir · October 8, 2015, 06:26 PM

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Do the American military want a change of rifle caliber. ?

Some do, or at least did.

This is from Wikipedia:

"The 6.8 mm Remington Special Purpose Cartridge (aka 6.8 SPC, 6.8 SPC II & 6.8×43mm) is a rifle cartridge that was developed by Remington Arms in collaboration with members of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, United States Special Operations Command to possibly replace the 5.56 NATO cartridge . . . . "

Bart Noir

dakota.potts · October 17, 2015, 08:33 PM

Interestingly enough, a friend of mine from the army recently posted a picture on social media of himself holding a G36 variant... either a K or E model, with the long barrel/handgun and native dual optic. He is stationed in the Army and got some trigger time with it while over there. I asked him about it and he hadn't heard the controversy about the rifle. Him and a buddy stationed with him both state that the rifle has a good reputation for accuracy, and actually said "it's a very light rifle... that doesn't need to be re-zeroed"

Could be just anecdote from two people who shot it once and liked it, but I did find it interesting.

October 7, 2015, 07:07 PM	#54
RAfiringline Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2014 Location: western US Posts: 290	>Do the American military want a change of rifle caliber. ?< Just the generals with positions lined up with ammunition manufacturers. __________________ Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything. You need to take your time, in a hurry. Wyatt Earp

October 17, 2015, 08:33 PM	#56
dakota.potts Senior Member Join Date: February 25, 2013 Location: Keystone Heights, Florida Posts: 3,084	Interestingly enough, a friend of mine from the army recently posted a picture on social media of himself holding a G36 variant... either a K or E model, with the long barrel/handgun and native dual optic. He is stationed in the Army and got some trigger time with it while over there. I asked him about it and he hadn't heard the controversy about the rifle. Him and a buddy stationed with him both state that the rifle has a good reputation for accuracy, and actually said "it's a very light rifle... that doesn't need to be re-zeroed" Could be just anecdote from two people who shot it once and liked it, but I did find it interesting. __________________ Certified Gunsmith (On Hiatus) Certified Armorer - H&K and Glock Among Others You can find my writings at my website, pottsprecision.com.

October 7, 2015, 03:10 PM	#53
kcub Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2010 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 3,318	I think they just want to reinforce they are the dominant male hippo spraying feces in all directions in the nato swimming hole.