CAL. .30 M1 2,101 Posted April 20, 2022 Saw an article that 5.56 is no more...army going to 6.8mm. Prolly.old news.... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lawnmower2021 423 Posted April 20, 2022 Details here: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/04/19/army-picks-its-replacement-m4-and-saw.html Quote The force is awarding a 10-year, $20.4 million contract to Sig Sauer for the XM5 Rifle, which will become the new standard rifle for soldiers, and the XM250 Automatic Rifle, which will replace the SAW. The service will also switch from 5.56mm ammo to 6.8mm, after a search for rounds better built to penetrate body armor. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
voyager9 3,434 Posted April 20, 2022 It’s also not 6.8 REM but 6.8x51 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FairbanksRusty 64 Posted April 20, 2022 1 hour ago, voyager9 said: It’s also not 6.8 REM but 6.8x51 https://soldiersystems.net/2021/01/27/sig-ammunition-produced-rounds-of-6-8x51mm/ 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GlennS87 65 Posted April 20, 2022 Probably going to take many years to fully deploy that rifle. 5.56 isn't going anywhere. 1 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shocker 151 Posted April 20, 2022 Just my prediction: FN’s congresscritter will be more shrewd than Sig’s congresscritter and the NGSW program will be quietly killed like the Individual Carbine competition was 10 years ago Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GlennS87 65 Posted April 20, 2022 I realize it's all conjecture at this point but I don't necessarily agree because they have already signed the agreement with Vortex for the new optic that has a built-in ballistic computer. They wouldn't need that level of sophistication for the useable range of the 5.56. It will take years but I don't think they will change from going to the 6.8 Fury. On top of that the US military is looking to open some of the shuttered ammo plants to manufacture more ammo. That tells me they will be making 5.56 and 6.8. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marlintag 223 Posted April 20, 2022 12 hours ago, CAL. .30 M1 said: Saw an article that 5.56 is no more...army going to 6.8mm. Prolly.old news.... Yep, saw the article today. I think the article mentioned that we would be able to get the civilian round in "277 Fury". 5.56 and 223 Rem will still be standard fare for us civilians for quite a awhile. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
father-of-three 243 Posted April 22, 2022 On 4/20/2022 at 11:20 AM, voyager9 said: It’s also not 6.8 REM but 6.8x51 So it's basically a slightly leaner 7.62 NATO round. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
15636215 454 Posted April 28, 2022 So, where are all the billions upon billions of US 556 ammo going??? CMP!!! YEAH!!! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raz-0 1,259 Posted April 29, 2022 I hope they switch as fast as posssible. Then the gun grabbers will have to come up with something other than pretending ar-15s are weapons of war with the most powerful cartridges in the world. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CAL. .30 M1 2,101 Posted April 29, 2022 On 4/28/2022 at 2:24 AM, 15636215 said: So, where are all the billions upon billions of US 556 ammo going??? CMP!!! YEAH!!! And i am *sure* you will buy it all !!!! LOLOLOL 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
15636215 454 Posted April 29, 2022 47 minutes ago, CAL. .30 M1 said: And i am *sure* you will buy it all !!!! LOLOLOL I will leave a little bit!!! LOL 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
planenut 60 Posted May 1, 2022 So the British might have had this right 75 years ago then? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.280_British Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
45Doll 5,877 Posted May 13, 2022 Does this thing have a computer too? U.S. Army Is Officially Ditching The M4 Rifle For Something Much More Powerful | The Daily Wire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GlennS87 65 Posted May 13, 2022 The scope they chose from Vortex does have ballistic computer built in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krdshrk 3,877 Posted May 13, 2022 21 minutes ago, 45Doll said: Does this thing have a computer too? U.S. Army Is Officially Ditching The M4 Rifle For Something Much More Powerful | The Daily Wire Merged into existing topic Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
voyager9 3,434 Posted June 24, 2022 Now I want one.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyB 4,325 Posted June 24, 2022 On 4/28/2022 at 2:24 AM, 15636215 said: So, where are all the billions upon billions of US 556 ammo going??? CMP!!! YEAH!!! Biden will give them to the terrorists in Afghanistan. They need the ammo for the countless rifles we left behind there! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites