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Originally Posted by ziadel
the 6.8 is not anywhere near being adopted by anyone. I dont even think any special units are even using it, and no private contractor would opt to use that weapon, ammo availability is just not there.
thats not to say that it isn't a great idea, it is, just dont expect to see anything come of it.
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I don't either. The US Army isn't about to retool it's operation for a new round. I think they should, like I said, I think the 5.56 is underpowered, but still, it's not going to happen anytime in the near future.
I like the M468 though. Seems like they put a lot of thought into it--using the existing lower receiver, same ballistics as the M4 to make training/retooling that much easier, etc--seems like a well thought out rifle.
But yeah, I doubt it's going anywhere.