Something we do know about the new 6.8mm army caliber is that the recoil is significantly more than that of the 5.56 (due to the fact that it is a larger bullet), so periods of sustained fire will be ...

Key point: It all rests on basic physical properties: the ammunition has reached its limit of what the ballistic gunpowder can propel and that’s it. Will the U.S. Army follow through on a plan to ...

The Army has selected 6.8mm as the new common round for both its Squad Automatic Weapon and M4 replacement. A Prototype Opportunity Notice posted on the government website fbo.gov is going to give ...