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The New Sig 6.8x51 Sig Spear (We Can Own The NGSW)

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You're preaching to the choir Bub, we have to change with the times.........

That being said I still prefer mine with twenty inch barrels
 
I think they will realize that this system will be too heavy in the future. What infantry really needs is light and powerful round, that's it, nothing fancy.
About the same weight class as the M1 Garand/M14. If our previous generation(s) could handle the same weight so can the the existing/future ones. The 5.56 M4s will still serve in secondary roles/support sections.

Also, as earlier, mentioned this new M7 rifle will only be issued to the specific front-line troopers, although I can see the M249 and M240 slowing going away since the M250 has superior performance over both.
 
An elaboration...

As of right now, NGSW program is only intended for the close combat force consisting of Infantry, Cav Scouts, Combat Engineers, SOF, and select enablers. That means there are just over 13,000 XM-7 and XM250s being fielded to replace the M4's, M240s and M249 SAWs in those formations.

Those formations aren't the average Army infantryman.
Given that, is it really worth it to inject yet another caliber into the logistics train? Esp when it’s a very exotic round that’s both expensive to make and offers little that the 7.62 X 51 can’t already do? Just a thought.
 
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