TLDR; snip (actually, I did read it in the follow-ups)
Summary:
Grendel won't work at 600 yards in Afghanistan based on some randos YouTube video so the Army decided it needed 6.8 sig fury therefore my (heavily emotionally invested) 6.spc is better
I'm not going to bother to address some of your anti-grendel myths. (Some things that are valid) This is an SPC thread.
Many of your points I actually agree with pertaining to intermediate cartridges.
There are many nuances between Grendel and SPC. You just wanted to point out the ones positive for SPC.
But the fact remains that an intermediate cartridge (SPC or Grendel) does not solve a problem the infantry current has. Or more accurately the trade-offs are not justified by the benefits. It remains to be seen whether the M5 will be worth the load out weight increase or if it's something from the good idea of fairy.
At least with the intermediate cartridge the only increase was the additional ammo weight for std loadout. With the M5 there is an additional weight with the carbine.
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