Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters New Army cartridge announced to replace the 5.56 in service rifles and SAWs

I'd really like to see what they come up with. Some of the numbers I have seen in print make me think that either someone doesn't have
clue OR there is a total new technology on the horizon. The velocities I have seen published 6 months ago would beat a 270 Weatherby Mag badly. Like 800 FPS badly.

If this is not a misprint I am left with the questions of:
(A) how are you going to get a cartridge holding that much powder into a light weight assault rifle?
and (B) how are you going to keep it from burning up with rapid fire and full auto fire?

I think the 6.8SPC is quite a good round on it's own merits as a combat round, but the numbers that came from the Army's web-site news clip made the 6.8 SCP look like a primer in comparison to what they printed.

Speeds asked for were well over 4000 FPS with 115 grain bullets.

As I said, I am just standing by to see what they come up with. The overview is a new weapon and a new cartridge. It's possible the new weapon is nothing like an M16/Ar15 at all.

Is this thing going to be a "space gun"?