kiwi in exile
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6.5mm creedmore in LMT DMRs in UK/US
On of the plusses in the LMT MARS/DMR platform operated by the NZDF is that the rifles calibre can be changed by a quick barrel change by the operator. IE their 7.62 DMR can be rechambered to 6.5 creedmore, the 5.56 MARS-L can be rerolled to the 300 blackout rounds that were popuiar on gun tube a while back.
Im bringing this up here because the UK has recently done this with some of their LMT 7.62 DMRs (L129a1)- swapping for 6.6 creedmore (L129a2). and the US SOCCOM has introduced as 7.62/6.5mm Mid range Gas Gun as a DMR/sniper support/assault rifle.
6.5 mm Creedmore has better accuracy at longer rangers over 7.62. Given this performance advantage and the fact that our friends are going in this direction I would hope that at least the NZSAS, ideally the army as well had brought a few 6.6 barrels (of varying lengths) and a couple of boxes of ammo, and were having a play.
On of the plusses in the LMT MARS/DMR platform operated by the NZDF is that the rifles calibre can be changed by a quick barrel change by the operator. IE their 7.62 DMR can be rechambered to 6.5 creedmore, the 5.56 MARS-L can be rerolled to the 300 blackout rounds that were popuiar on gun tube a while back.
Im bringing this up here because the UK has recently done this with some of their LMT 7.62 DMRs (L129a1)- swapping for 6.6 creedmore (L129a2). and the US SOCCOM has introduced as 7.62/6.5mm Mid range Gas Gun as a DMR/sniper support/assault rifle.
6.5 mm Creedmore has better accuracy at longer rangers over 7.62. Given this performance advantage and the fact that our friends are going in this direction I would hope that at least the NZSAS, ideally the army as well had brought a few 6.6 barrels (of varying lengths) and a couple of boxes of ammo, and were having a play.