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jman841 · January 7, 2011, 06:23 PM

Davis, there is not a need for the average soldier to be an expert marksman. We have snipers who are excellent shooters where their skill is applied, but the way our tactics are set up do not call for it. If the military uses a better bullet, maybe a longer/heavier bullet with a better BC or one that does not rely on velocity to work effectively (which they are working on right now with the M855A1 and the new SOST round) the military may not need to go to a larger caliber. While it would be nice to have every soldier able to hit targets out to 1000 yards, it is simply not worth the cost of training and time with our current tactic's. At 1000 yards the enemy can not hit us with small arms fire in most situations and Air support and other means can be utilized at that distance.

January 7, 2011, 06:23 PM	#8
jman841 Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2009 Posts: 715	Davis, there is not a need for the average soldier to be an expert marksman. We have snipers who are excellent shooters where their skill is applied, but the way our tactics are set up do not call for it. If the military uses a better bullet, maybe a longer/heavier bullet with a better BC or one that does not rely on velocity to work effectively (which they are working on right now with the M855A1 and the new SOST round) the military may not need to go to a larger caliber. While it would be nice to have every soldier able to hit targets out to 1000 yards, it is simply not worth the cost of training and time with our current tactic's. At 1000 yards the enemy can not hit us with small arms fire in most situations and Air support and other means can be utilized at that distance.