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Originally Posted by JJ_BPK
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??  |
Keeping 5.56 this long might have to do with amount of production/machines already in use to make 5.56(doubt it ofc, but switching entire production line would probably come at a hefty price, dunno if civilian market can even support this production. I'd love some cheaper 5.56 thought, prices at my local
sports store are beyond comical at this point).