ABC reports how the M-4 doesn’t cut it in Afghanistan.

Old news to gun folk, but it’s nice to see the mainstream media picking it up.

For those that don’t know, the 5.56x45mm round fired by the M-4/M-16 just doesn’t have effective stopping power past 300 meters. Out in Afghanistan, it’s hills and mountains… you may be engaging out to 600-800 meters. So that’s why things like the M-14’s are getting pulled out of the closet and more M-110’s are being deployed.

One thing alluded to in the article:

A possible compromise would be an interim-caliber round combining the best characteristics of the 5.56mm and 7.62mm cartridges, Tamilio said.

Well, isn’t this what the 6.8 Remington SPC was developed for?!?!