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dvollmer · 12-11-2006, 22:34

Hello all.

I've searched for "6.8" and read the relevant threads, including the 30 page monster on Le Mans ballistics, and wasn't able to find what I was looking for.

I did see occasional references to 6.8 mm as a hunting round, but what I'm really wondering is this: Is 6.8 mm effective in combat? What I mean is, would you (QP's) take 6.8 mm over the 5.56 into a firefight?

At the risk of turning this question into a homework assignment, why or why not?

I've read elsewhere that it's being tested in the field in a limited capacity, so basically I'm just looking for opinions you may have.

Thanks for your time
Dave

12-11-2006, 22:34	#1
dvollmer Asset Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kennesaw, GA Posts: 9	6.8 mm Hello all. I've searched for "6.8" and read the relevant threads, including the 30 page monster on Le Mans ballistics, and wasn't able to find what I was looking for. I did see occasional references to 6.8 mm as a hunting round, but what I'm really wondering is this: Is 6.8 mm effective in combat? What I mean is, would you (QP's) take 6.8 mm over the 5.56 into a firefight? At the risk of turning this question into a homework assignment, why or why not? I've read elsewhere that it's being tested in the field in a limited capacity, so basically I'm just looking for opinions you may have. Thanks for your time Dave __________________ What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think....you will always find those who think they know what is your duty better than you know it. It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude. -Emerson
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