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Old 04-03-2004, 14:36   #5
Max_Tab
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FYI

Was talking to someone from USASOC R&D and he said the xm-8 is shit, as is the new 6.8. To everyone getting ready to deploy he said you need to try and get 77 grain 5.56 for your M-4's. It has very s imilar balistics to the 6.8. It is the optimal bullet for killing with the M-4.

Just putting that out in case people didn't know. We had a shitload of 77 gr out at our firebase's but everyone thought it was for the sniper gun's, and no one used it. Next time I go that's going to be my basic load. With some green tip mag's in case I find myself needing the penetration.
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