Posted: 7/4/2015 10:54:55 AM EDT
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http://www.janes.com/article/52727/dutch-special-forces-to-buy-carbines-chambered-in-300-blk Well, whatcha think?  |
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http://www.janes.com/article/52727/dutch-special-forces-to-buy-carbines-chambered-in-300-blk Well, whatcha think?
I think they found the need to go higher than 5.56, which makes sense to me. Maybe they think extremists Muslims are going to target places in the Netherlands and need to make the appropriate preparations. I don't know enough about ballistics to know why they didn't go with .308 |
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I think they found the need to go higher than 5.56, which makes sense to me. Maybe they think extremists Muslims are going to target places in the Netherlands and need to make the appropriate preparations. I don't know enough about ballistics to know why they didn't go with .308 Quoted:
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http://www.janes.com/article/52727/dutch-special-forces-to-buy-carbines-chambered-in-300-blk Well, whatcha think?
I think they found the need to go higher than 5.56, which makes sense to me. Maybe they think extremists Muslims are going to target places in the Netherlands and need to make the appropriate preparations. I don't know enough about ballistics to know why they didn't go with .308 300blk performs similar to x39 with supersonics and similar to .45acp with subsonic (though there have been people who have stated some accuracy issues with subsonic loads.) |
| If 300blk has any niche outside of quiet hunting, it's with small SOF units that need an MP5 sized weapon that can still kill out to 500+ yards. A short, quiet carbine firing the equivalent of 7.62x39 is going to be hard to beat for kicking in muji doors. It's just line Infantry units where it's benefits aren't really worth it. |
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http://www.janes.com/article/52727/dutch-special-forces-to-buy-carbines-chambered-in-300-blk Well, whatcha think?
I though the Dutch were supposed to be a cheap people? 
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I think it is great. A way to keep the AR family current.
And relatively painless, at that. AMMO is the bigger consideration . 
Think about the AR 10, these are the Visionaries who saw the need for that system. Forward thinking from the peeps who brought you Amsterdam. 
SO much better than a mumbo jumbo of Johnny come lately systems, Caseless AUG, with a rail anyone ? 
I am an AR fanboy I Love the greatest firearm ever designed.
And I don't care know who knows it. 
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I think it is great. A way to keep the AR family current. And relatively painless, at that. AMMO is the bigger consideration .
Think about the AR 10, these are the Visionaries who saw the need for that system. Forward thinking from the peeps who brought you Amsterdam.
SO much better than a mumbo jumbo of Johnny come lately systems, Caseless AUG, with a rail anyone ?
I am an AR fanboy I Love the greatest firearm ever designed.
And I don't care know who knows it.
You're thinking of the Austrians maybe? |
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I don't suspect there are huge numbers in the Dutch SF. For specialty use, 300 BLK makes some sense. Specialty use is the only place it'll get any .mil adoption. Quoted:
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They ordered a whopping 195 of them. For specialty use, 300 BLK makes some sense. Specialty use is the only place it'll get any .mil adoption. Which is what the round was designed for in regards to mil application. |
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