Well, I don't have near as big a problem with the 223 now that I can get heavier bullets and barrels with the twist to support them. With the new, advanced bullet designs in the 80gr range, they can be pretty effective against soft targets.
However, against armored targets and materiel, I would say that the 308Win/7.62 NATO would be about minimum. A 300 WinMag would be even better, and a 338 Lapua Mag would handle about 95% of the chores. The problem is, you don't get something for nothing. That extra power costs weight. I've lugged 16 FAL mags (20 rounders) for about 4 hours in an RSA "hippo" pack. I don't want to have to do it again!
All that being said, I think the best compromise would be a 6.5-08.
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Originally posted by jerry
I have often thought of the same question BattleRifleG3 posed in the opening post about caliber choice. I believe a .243/6mm Rem or some type of 7mm design would have been a good spilt between the .308 & 5.56 |