My take away on this is if this really takes off in the military application this would happen over a lengthly time in all likelihood. My take is is there is a great potential for the 6mm ARC to compliment the 5.56 more so than replace the 5.56 at least for starters. Domestic market has the great potential to influence this market even more than any military application mid & long term.
IMHO bottom line 6mm ARC does a lot of jobs better from many perspective. Yet pricing/cost plays a big factor. for many as long as 5.56 & 7.629 are cheaper, the masses will be slow to move towards the more expensive ammo despite the superiority in terms of utility in knock down power & accuracy near & far.
I for one like the cartridge for the utility in a mini bolt action rifle for deer & varmint hunting. Guess I am a bit of a weird duck in that my comfort zone is not a AR rifle. Still time for that to change though I am not getting any younger. Then I am no longer main stream. Currently the AR has a greater wow factor for our newer shooters from my observations.
IMHO bottom line 6mm ARC does a lot of jobs better from many perspective. Yet pricing/cost plays a big factor. for many as long as 5.56 & 7.629 are cheaper, the masses will be slow to move towards the more expensive ammo despite the superiority in terms of utility in knock down power & accuracy near & far.
I for one like the cartridge for the utility in a mini bolt action rifle for deer & varmint hunting. Guess I am a bit of a weird duck in that my comfort zone is not a AR rifle. Still time for that to change though I am not getting any younger. Then I am no longer main stream. Currently the AR has a greater wow factor for our newer shooters from my observations.