What happened to the 6.8SPC

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    holesonpaper

    holesonpaper

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    lazarus said:
    Yes, they've been awarded a downselect.

    That's not an award, it just means they get to be in the final 3. For a contract that might not end up coming anyway. There might be some small contract $s for the final 3 to keep producing prototypes to test, but I am not aware there is even any money there for that.
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    Sorry but we’ll need to agree to disagree. Its an award but possibility not “the” final award.
     
    ezracer

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    Jul 27, 2012
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    Rounds fit in standard 5.56 mags!!!!! Just buy a new upper. I must say, years ago I was definitely tempted. But at 74 years young,
    I've got "PLENTY" for any civil insurrection.
     
    Pinecone

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    I thought the whole point of the SAW concept was common ammo between the SAW and the rest of the squad.

    The M240 was the upsized machine gun for longer range and more penetration.

    So any caliber change for the light machine gun, would need to include a change in the basic carbine carried by the rest of the troops.
     
    Biggfoot44

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    Back at the imbedded video . I had been aware of most of those , but that CETME was a new one to me, and very intriguing . With the common root ancestor , but subsequent parallel developments , how similar is the design to the HK MG3 ? Albeit shrunken to 5.56 proportions of course .
     
    OLM-Medic

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    danb said:
    The hype about 6.8 spc and 6.5 grendel was that the military might adopt it as a replacement for 5.56. There have been rumors of a 6.8 cartridge for the Fn M249 prototype replacement for years, but so far theyve just been rumors. It might be 6.8 spc, or something else. Until they do, ammo will be expensive and few people will dive in.
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    I see a lot more benefit to 6.5 Grendel. It's a nice long range cartridge that fits on a standard lower. You cant say that about many other calibers. Plus, Wolf makes cheap blasting ammo for it now, unlike other trendy calibers.
     
    babalou

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    OLM-Medic said:
    I see a lot more benefit to 6.5 Grendel. It's a nice long range cartridge that fits on a standard lower. You cant say that about many other calibers. Plus, Wolf makes cheap blasting ammo for it now, unlike other trendy calibers.
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    I use wolf gold a lot in my ARs. Me likiez.
     
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    lazarus

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    babalou said:
    I use wolf gold a lot in my ARs. Me likiez.
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    Just wolf steel case. The wolf gold in 6.5G was made by PPU and PPU stopped making 6.5 grendel.they used rifle primers instead of everyone’s small rifle primers. Ended up having some issues and recalled their ammo. Haven’t produced it since. I’ve been hoping they would start producing it again, but it’s been a year or so and no dice.
     
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    lazarus

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    Oh, dang. I re-read it. Not available until December. Oh well, maybe a Christmas present for myself.
     
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