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Brit Army revealed intention to test 40x46 Extended Range and compatible ammunition back in Oct 2013. See: http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:338249-2013:TEXT:EN:HTML

Meanwhile US Army has...

All4shooters website has recently added a well-assembled summary on GDs LWMMG.
See http://www.all4shooters.com/en/news/pro-zone/2014/General-Dynamics-LWMMG-machinegun-Eurosatory-2014/

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Although some US marksmen have been using 7.62mm Magnum rifles there is hopefully no prospect of their being issued 8.59mm rifles. Believe a marksman as member of an infantry squad should be almost...

Due to lack of alternate views on the 8.59mm LWMMG it seems appropriate to change a query of 23 May into a prediction: LWMMG is intended as a MG for sniper teams. After all US snipers do not...

Just remembered that Lapua Magnum caselength is 69.2mm sometimes referred to to as x70 mm, rather than 70.2mm which might be referred to as x71.

My last post fell into a soundless abyss. So here is another attempt to obtain views on what GD Armament and Technical Products is really intending for the one or more ‘variants’ of its LWMMG.

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Re-reading the NDIA 2012 notes on the LWMMG for the N-th time made two things very clear. One, the brief is slanted. It exaggerates the range gap by comparing the M240 on its bipod against the M2HB...

Yes it does. Many soldiers who regularly carry a pistol will – due to lack of training and practice or skill – fail to hit almost any close range target. Such soldiers (and many others) tend to...

It’s easy to agree with almost all of item 177. However believe its last sentence should be made explicit and commence:

The .338 is a good cartridge ' for a sniper’s bolt-action rifle ' but I...

A bit of homework confirms that your views are widely supported by items on the web. Many commentators share the view that 5.56x45 and 7.62x51mm rounds should be succeeded by an intermediate round...