Last edited by BobinNC; 05-23-22 at 21:59.
I think I said it earlier in this thread, but no way Big Army is gonna keep three main calibers for combat weapons, not even counting 9mm in the mix. Even in WWII it was 30.06, .30 Carbine, and .45 ACP (shared with the sidearm of the time). And it's supposed to be only grunts, uber-grunts like Rangers (not a slam at all 1168), and of course SF. Oh, I think I forgot to mention Cav Scouts (maybe intentionally? ). The rest of Big Army is gonna have the 5.56mm M4A1. Riiiiight......
Prediction based on the $.02 it is worth: the caliber itself is scrapped, Big Army somehow "improves" 5.56mm yet adopts the SIG Spear weapon system but in 5.56mm NATO.
Again, pure speculation. I just recall the XM-8 debacle and that didn't even involve a new caliber added in.
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I guess a protest by the losing competitor was inevitable:
https://www.gao.gov/docket/b-420766.1
Yeah, similar to SIG getting the NSW LPVO contract and then wanting it modified to completely change the reticle and doubling the price.
Leupold won that protest; NSW was told to either buy the optics within the constraints of the award or bid it over again.
https://www.militarytimes.com/off-du...nst-sig-sauer/
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