army kills 7.62 rifle

[dilbert firestorm]

Originally Posted by Hotrod511

The OP must be about the M40 sniper rifle it's a 7.62 51 or 308 round

um no. M-4 rifle.

[the_real_Barleycorn]

Originally Posted by grean

7.62 x 51 is US 7.62 x 39 is them.

Wrong comparison. Ours is the 7.62 x 51 and theirs was the 7.62 x 54. As for the 39, we never had anything comparable so it is moot.

[the_real_Barleycorn]

Originally Posted by grean

A 7.62 AR style rifle is noticeably heavier than the same in 5.56 caliber. Not overly heavy but still heavier.

The 7 has a balistic advantage, technically, over the 5 by I believe around 250 yards. It's been a few years, so I can't remember exactly.

5.56 ammo is SO MUCH CHEAPER.


I think for an standard issue for infantry, the 5.56 is fine. The m-16 was a 308/7.62x51 but it jammed all the fucking time.


Snipers are already using 30Mags or better. Well, marine snipers were still using .308 but they so wanted to get bigger calibers.

The M16 is a 5.56 mm cartridge and always has been. An AR10 is a 7.62 mm cartridge.