Originally Posted by
09stanggt
It's this years .300 Blackout. Is this the new method to keep selling ARs? Just introduce a new "must have" caliber per year, lol.
I think there is a 'there' there. It isn't like it came out of the blue. Accurate long-range rifles have been shrinking the bullet and the case for awhile. 7.62, 7, 6.5, 6 and now 5.5ish. You don't need the 308 case capacity to send a 90gr 224 bullet to the limit for PRS and reasonable barrel life. That you can do it in a MSR/AR platform, all the better. In reality, for what most people are doing, 5.56 would be adequate.
I see this and the 6.5PRC as bookends for that kind of shooting when you are talking modern, commercially available rounds. And I think the key is commercially and available. Maybe they are trying to trick us into buying new guns, like I need that much pushing, but at least they are putting their money where their mouth is.
Of course, with gun sales dipping, it isn't hard to see that the manufacturers are looking for something- and they have the time and resources to do it. Outside of a high-volume round count competition, practice or training it is a pretty sweet round.
The Second Amendment ACKNOWLEDGES our right to own and bear arms that are in common use that can be used for lawful purposes. The arms can be restricted ONLY if subject to historical analogue from the founding era or is dangerous (unsafe) AND unusual.
It's that simple.
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