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Marine snipers dump .308 Win, adopt .300 Win Mag
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<blockquote data-quote="MudRunner2005" data-source="post: 1430225" data-attributes="member: 12995"><p>It's all a politics game, and it's not their money to waste...It's our tax money at work.</p><p></p><p>They've stuck with the anemic 5.56x45mm for an infantry cartridge since the 1960's (no thanks to NATO), but they've had over 8 different sniper cartridges (.308 Win, .30-06 Sprg., .300WM, .300 Norma, .338 Lapua, .408 Cheytac, .416 Barrett, .50 BMG) to increase effectiveness. While the frontline guys are being shot at with 5.45x39, 7.62x39, and 7.62x54R. Personally, I think the 5.56 should be swapped out for 6.5 Grendel, but that will never happen. Hell, I've even drawn-up quite a few wildcats that would increase our infantry rifle effectiveness out to 800+ meters, if need-be. But they would never go for that.</p><p></p><p>Sorry for the semi-rant, but I just think it's ridiculous that we abide by the horrendous Geneva Convention and NATO-approved cartridges that end up getting our soldiers killed and injured, while the enemy doesn't, nor do they give a rat's *** to ever abide by either. A wise man (General Jim Mattis) once said, "If you ever find yourself in a fair fight...Your tactics suck." Another one once said, "There is no such thing as a fair fight."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MudRunner2005, post: 1430225, member: 12995"] It's all a politics game, and it's not their money to waste...It's our tax money at work. They've stuck with the anemic 5.56x45mm for an infantry cartridge since the 1960's (no thanks to NATO), but they've had over 8 different sniper cartridges (.308 Win, .30-06 Sprg., .300WM, .300 Norma, .338 Lapua, .408 Cheytac, .416 Barrett, .50 BMG) to increase effectiveness. While the frontline guys are being shot at with 5.45x39, 7.62x39, and 7.62x54R. Personally, I think the 5.56 should be swapped out for 6.5 Grendel, but that will never happen. Hell, I've even drawn-up quite a few wildcats that would increase our infantry rifle effectiveness out to 800+ meters, if need-be. But they would never go for that. Sorry for the semi-rant, but I just think it's ridiculous that we abide by the horrendous Geneva Convention and NATO-approved cartridges that end up getting our soldiers killed and injured, while the enemy doesn't, nor do they give a rat's *** to ever abide by either. A wise man (General Jim Mattis) once said, "If you ever find yourself in a fair fight...Your tactics suck." Another one once said, "There is no such thing as a fair fight." [/QUOTE]
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