Originally Posted by
Marine Corporal
The weight issue is real thing. Me personally, I’d rather keep the lighter rounds. I am a Desert Storm vet. My load out was already heavy and that was wearing a flak vest instead of armor. The guys today have an extra 20 somewhat pounds on what we carried with the armor they have to wear. As the wars go on, the more crap we have to carry. So no. I wouldn’t want a heavier round. In Vietnam, they didn’t carry all this extra stuff we have to carry today. It adds up. We are already burdened as it is. Optics, batteries, armor, a hydration bladder and canteens. Radios, etc. Everything is heavier. The M240 Golf or Bravo is heavier than the M60. The M16A4 with an Acog, flashlight,30 round magazine, and PEQ is heavier than the M16 which had no optic, no flashlight, no PEQ, and 20 rounders instead of 30’s. Now add an M203 on top of that too. Everything just weighs more now. We carry extra medical gear too than they did in previous wars. NVG’s eye pro. What else do they want us to carry?
Check out this video below. It’s ridiculous. Lots of us are claiming VA disabilities due to shot knees and back issues. We don’t need a heavier round. As a 170 pound guy when I was in, I almost carried another me. I don’t think the old timers get it when they say that we should go back to the 7.62. Maybe I’m bitching too much. I don’t know.
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