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Originally Posted by Uman
Agree with that statement. Plus the USMC Shooting Team, the Army AMU shooters have always had an influence in these decisions. Back then 7.62mm ruled the international competitions.
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Yes they did,, BUTT
Go back to the early 1900's, when the Swedish 6.5x66 was a leading competition round. The 6.5x55 Swed is the near equivalent to today's 6.5 Creemore, without the fancy hi-speed trappings of the .277 Fury
ref: The 6.5 Creedmoor Vs. the 6.5×55 Swedish
It makes one wonder why we kept the 5.56 for 60 years,, maybe the SP4 mafia liked the weight-reduction??
