Grendelizer
03-12-08, 18:20
Can anybody here verify a 6.8 SPC rumor? I also posted this on Lightfighter Tactical Forums because both sites, as far as I can tell, have a goodly percentage of real-deal military guys.
Before I get into it, let me first disclaim that I'm a very vocal 6.5 Grendel fan, and run a Website devoted to it (if for some reason that makes any difference to anybody).
Here's the deal: I'm following a thread on the 68Forums called "The race to military approval of the 6.8" ( http://www.68forums.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1896&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=60) when on page 5 a guy posts the following:
"There are things going on that we can't talk about. Out of the people we know Art has the best chance of getting the correct equipt. and loads to the people that need to test them as he is in the loop and has all of the information.
"After the test this last week Art knows which combination can handle his combat loads and we need to get that to Holland and the testers, Holland knows about the improved performance but I'm not sure he can get enough rifles together for the test or is even trying because Barrett usually supplies the stuff and he may just take that and then get stuck with the lower performance weapons for his guys.
"Doc already has his own personal Kotonics rifle if he would use it in the test. Now Art can send combat ammo to Doc for more gelatin test after he finalizes this next bullet.
"This is the 2nd time around and more than just our military is looking at the round."
A few posts later, the poster adds: "The military is not interested in testing the 6.5 in any way."
I'll be straight up with y'all and admit that I'm a little jealous that the 6.5 Grendel hasn't been invited to the party, and I'd like to know what's going on.
If any military guys here feel that amateurs and civilians like myself have no business knowing about testing of the 6.8 SPC, I can certainly respect that, but then I'd like to know why the poster quoted above, who is just as much an amateur and a civilian as I am, is in on this.
John
Before I get into it, let me first disclaim that I'm a very vocal 6.5 Grendel fan, and run a Website devoted to it (if for some reason that makes any difference to anybody).
Here's the deal: I'm following a thread on the 68Forums called "The race to military approval of the 6.8" ( http://www.68forums.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1896&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=60) when on page 5 a guy posts the following:
"There are things going on that we can't talk about. Out of the people we know Art has the best chance of getting the correct equipt. and loads to the people that need to test them as he is in the loop and has all of the information.
"After the test this last week Art knows which combination can handle his combat loads and we need to get that to Holland and the testers, Holland knows about the improved performance but I'm not sure he can get enough rifles together for the test or is even trying because Barrett usually supplies the stuff and he may just take that and then get stuck with the lower performance weapons for his guys.
"Doc already has his own personal Kotonics rifle if he would use it in the test. Now Art can send combat ammo to Doc for more gelatin test after he finalizes this next bullet.
"This is the 2nd time around and more than just our military is looking at the round."
A few posts later, the poster adds: "The military is not interested in testing the 6.5 in any way."
I'll be straight up with y'all and admit that I'm a little jealous that the 6.5 Grendel hasn't been invited to the party, and I'd like to know what's going on.
If any military guys here feel that amateurs and civilians like myself have no business knowing about testing of the 6.8 SPC, I can certainly respect that, but then I'd like to know why the poster quoted above, who is just as much an amateur and a civilian as I am, is in on this.
John