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Why did the US military switch from 7.62 to 5.56 rounds?

August 10, 2020

In the modern era, the M-16 style rifle chambered in 5.56x45mm has become ubiquitous in imagery of the U.S. military, but that wasn’t always the case. America’s adoption of the 5.56mm round and the service rifle that fires it both came about as re…

Which is the better long-distance round: 5.56 or 7.62?

April 29, 2020

By Alex Hollings

Unless you’re an avid shooter, there tends to be only a handful of ammunition types a person can list off the top of their heads, and even fewer if we’re talking specifically about rifles. Although there’s a long list of projectiles to be fired f…