(09-19-2024, 03:04 AM)Infolurker Wrote: I mean... really?
Go back to 308 / Nato 7.62 x 51
Is the new stuff THAT much better to justify the obscene x20 cost of the ammunition. Is it 20X better than 308? I bet not.
There will be a lot more weight in that ammo and a lot less of it in any given magazine. Looks like a 20rd mag is standard.
A buddy of mine got a barrel chambered in 6.8 so as to see what all the fuss was about. He double-tapped a deer with it last year. Kills just like a .308.
I've got enough 7.62 and 5.56 ammo to last me the rest of my life and carry my sons for quite a while if necessary. Anyone who doesn't maybe ought'a start stockpiling some for themselves. My guess is the 6.8 was adopted to make the 5.56 obsolete.