It's more to do with the increasing prevalence of body armour in the Russian and Chinese militaries than it is to do with 5.56's relatively poor performance at extended range vs unarmoured targets.
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It's more to do with the increasing prevalence of body armour in the Russian and Chinese militaries than it is to do with 5.56's relatively poor performance at extended range vs unarmoured targets.
I think it's because of the yanks MGSW project. Sig knew the US military wanted to go 6.8mm.
Give it time, wildcats will emerge.