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US Army submitted a request to manufacture 138 MILLION rounds per year of small arms ammo completely separate from our normal Lake City plant. The one that kept up with the entire war on terror. Ask yourself what scenario requires that much additional ammo. (defence.pk)
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– BaronFalcon [S] 2 points ago +2 / -0

6.8 is not in the cartridges listed in the DOD release in the article. The request is for 5.56, 7.62 and .50. The new 6.8 cartridge is going to be very limited in scope, probably for socom only, and will most likely go the way of 6.8SPC. Logistics is the biggest factor.

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