The main reason they went for the "lead free" was the fact the Army got the EPA to fund R&D on the new round.
The round is hot and extremely accurate. In use it is also very lethal.
I found no issues with it not perfectly matching the ballistics of the 855. We are running Aimpoints and ACOGs and anyone with some training knows the BDC in the ACOG is not exact unless you are running M855 at sea-level on a 60 degree day with no wind.
We had H buffers in our M4's and had no issues. With the upcoming M4A1 upgrade we are moving to the H2 so that should solve the any problems that may be out there.
Curious to see the outcome of the H6 in this application.
I would also go as far to say that the Armorer for this unit needs to get out of the MWR, make friends with the 3rd Shop guys, and get parts for these M4's. A leader on the line should not have to be resourcing parts for weapons. There is Guy for that.
There is more wrong with these weapons than the Buffer weight.


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