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I see there are 2 reasons why the 6.8 is going to replace any current military round:
1. to penetrate bullet proof vests
2. in a few years all of the rounds that America left behind in Iraq and Afghanistan will be used up. The bad guys will not be able to use our "new" ammo because it won't fit any legacy rifle chambers.

I see the American military getting away from 9mm for the same reason some day in the future.

It will take years before the Army and Marines get the old rifles and ammo out of the system. We still had a first generation night scope in our Arms room when I retired in 2005. We no longer had M14's to put it on but it was on the property reports.

kwg