Is Sweden Considering Changing From 5.56 To A New 6.5 Round??

[albayo]

Is Sweden changing from 5.56X45 to a new 6.5 round. Or was it just a line of S**t
?
I overheard part of a conversation on the weekend about Sweden changing the caliber of their standard combat rifle.
The guy was telling a group that Sweden was changing from the NATO 5.56X45 to a new 6.5 round.

 

[MPI]

Not unless it's the NATO 6.5 round, which hasn't happened and likely never will...

 

[Colin]

Sweden is not part of NATO

http://www.nato.int/cps/en/SID-9E78327A-45121F20/natolive/nato_countries.htm

 

[greentips]

unlikely as they just ugraded their AK5 awhile ago.

 

[dizzy]

there has been a lot of good results with the round, and many insiders are taking a hard look. I wouldn't be surprised.

 

[TDC]

Who cares what Sweden does.

TDC

 

[Demon971]

Who cares what Sweden does.

TDC

Hehehe, yep, and there you have it. Case closed!

 

[MPI]

Sweden is not part of NATO

http://www.nato.int/cps/en/SID-9E78327A-45121F20/natolive/nato_countries.htm

Right that too. I predict the adoption of case-less ammo before the 6.5 is ever adopted by a nation's military.

 

[alexD92]

You know they actually moved away from the 6.5 many many years ago...

 

[Stevo]

Here's Sweden's new gas-operated, direct-impingement 6.5mm rifle:

 

[Sakonut]

Who cares what Sweden does.

TDC

Exactly. Regardless, they should cease production of all arms and just make a thousand or so rifles in a cartridge useless to the finns. Sweden can then send over these rifles as their big contribution for the next time the russians come knocking.

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQeEaDymna10AnvhFg1kOBqZ-yh4n6Vrf4Mrdn4jV7sf3LRS1vJYg
Someone more tech saavy can feel free to insert that image

 

[cyclone]

You know they actually moved away from the 6.5 many many years ago...

The 6.5x55mm cartridge was - and is - still one of the bolt-action greats....

 

[teenahlake]

don't you mean 139 grains

 

[no one]

I think that a swap to something like the 6.5 Grendel would be a great improvement. It fits into the same size AR15 system, but dramatically extends out the effective range of that rifle.

Now that there is an improved bolt and barrel extension that will withstand quite a bit more pressure and have much greater durability than the standard AR15 style bolt/barrel extensions, many of the problems with the Grendel cartridge are eliminated.

IIRC, the heavy duty bolt/barrel extensions were the idea of ARperformance down in the states.

With my Grendels launching a 123 grain Lapua Scenar bullet at around 2500 FPS, that bullet doesn't begin going transonic until around 1300 meters. That is a tremendous improvement over the 55 grain 5.56x45 bullet going transonic around 600 meters.

 

[Gunnerlove]

No one shoots 55gr .224 bullets.

 

[Colin]

Here's Sweden's new gas-operated, direct-impingement 6.5mm rifle:

So owned!!

Gee I shoot 55gr .224 ammo, but them I am a nobody.

 

[Gunnerlove]

In the world of military small arms a recreational consumer in north america truly is nobody.

 

[Shazam]

Who cares what Sweden does.

TDC

Agreed ... Aside from IKEA, Cool Camo(useless) and blonde chicks