Developed collaboratively by the JPEO A&A, the U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Armaments Center, and the Army Research Laboratory, the 6.8 mm family of ammunition is ...

The 6.8 mm round delivers the distance and energy on target of the larger 7.62 mm round but at a lighter weight and with better accuracy, according to Army officials.

Hunting Rifle 1 The 6.5 PRC and Creedmoor hunting rifle Sean Utley. 6.5 Creedmoor, Falkor MT-7 action, AG Composite AG Hunter fiberglass stock (no bedding), Proof Prefit 24” Sendero profile barrel ...

The Army announced Tuesday that it selected Sig Sauer to manufacture and deliver a 6.8 mm Next Generation Squad Weapon to replace the M4 carbine and M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, which both fire ...

The XM250 automatic rifle. (U.S. Army photo) The service has been pushing for a new family of infantry rifles since the mid-1980s when it kicked off the Advanced Combat Rifle, or ACR, program to ...

The 6.5 Creedmoor was not an immediate success. Hornady introduced it in 2007/8, primarily for long-range competition. Essentially mirroring the ballistics of the 260 Remington, which also had its ...