Comments by "The Immortal" (@theimmortal4718) on "How the M4 Evolved and Could Stay in Service till 2040" video.

  1.  @theangrycheeto  Adjustable gas blocks, higher grade steel on carrier and bolt, H3 buffers, cold hammer forged steel and stellite barrels that reduce port erosion, etc.
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  2. Sure, you did, bro
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  3. Why?
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  4.  @musikSkool  The 5.56 is plenty lethal for infantry combat. There's no place on the human body that, if hit from a more powerful round like a 308, would be deadly but not with 5.56. A hit to the head, heart, spine, liver, kidneys, would be a fatal wound with 5.56 as much as any other round. It's light, deadly out 500 meters, and relatively inexpensive. It's easy to carry 300-400 rounds, too. Most soldiers aren't firing all that far, and having a lot of rounds is more important than more energy or long range performance. I predict that a hybrid steel/brass 5.56 with 80,000 PSI will be forthcoming soon from SIG. That would be enough pressure to push a 77 grain 5.56 round at 3000 fps from a 16" barrel.
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  5.  @musikSkool  What about it? It's a full powered MG round, not a carbine round.
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  6. There's no such thing as a "star chamber". It's the locking lug recess
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  7. Everyone in the army has the M4A1. I haven't seen an M4 or M16A4 in years.
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  8. He said a lot of stupid things
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  9.  @scoutdynamics3272  Lol. No, even wise men can say stupid things. This is a prime example. 5.56 is anything but a "poodle shooter". It has killed a lot of people, dude. So has 5.45. They're both fantastic fighting cartridges
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  10.  @scoutdynamics3272  What are you talking about? You're just babbling nonsense. I have 23 years in the infantry, while cooper did 7 years. You're a fool. You can't argue on the topic, so you just flame out with stupidity. The 5.56 is a fantastic fighting round with a longer service record longer nearly any round in military service, ever, with any military in history. It's easy to carry 300-400 rounds on you. People who say it's not deadly are usually POGs with no combat experience who struggle to qualify or civilian fudds who watch too many YouTube videos.
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  11.  @scoutdynamics3272  Cooper is the same guy who thought bolt action rifles, revolvers and 1911s were the pinnacle of fighting guns and still relevant. He couldn't have been more wrong.
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  12.  @scoutdynamics3272  The US military isn't designed to win wars. It's designed to spend money for the MIC. Has no bearing on the effectiveness of 5.56 at all. You're deflecting because you know how little you know. Tell me this- would a shot to the head with 5.56 not kill you? How about in the heart? The spine? Liver? In fact, tell me a hit in the human body that would be deadly with a round like 308, but would be survivable if hit with 5.56. Answer that. I'd love to hear from your expertise.
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  13.  @scoutdynamics3272  That's not true at all. Where is a hit on the body lethal with a bigger round, but not lethal with 5.56? You still haven't answered that. Modern 5.56 fragments in the body and penetrates deeply out to 350 meters. It punches right through cars, level 3 body armor, and engine blocks. A soldier with a magnified optic has no problem engaging targets at 500 meters. Any place a bigger round would kill, so would 5.56. Soldiers use carbines for personal defense weapons while operating other systems, for close quarter fighting, and cover fire while maneuvering. The main weapons in a platoon are the GPMGs, Javelins, drones, and Gustav's. Having a long range rifle round isn't that important for rifles, and neither is barrier penetration. That's what the AT weapons and machine guns are for. What most troops need is folding stocked, 12 inch barreied 5.56 with a suppressor, folding stock, a clear 1-6 day optic with the ability to add a clip on thermal. Maybe a quick change barrel for marksmen to add an 18" barrel in minutes. Make the carbine and ammo under 15 pounds with 210 rounds. Most guys will be carrying MG ammo, 84mm ammo, and AT/AA missiles. A heavier carbine round just adds weight with little benefit. I'd rather be able to get 20" 5.56 performance from a 12" barrel and have a light weapon.
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  14.  @scoutdynamics3272  So? You still haven't told me where a . 257 rifle would be a deadly hit, and 5.56 wouldn't.
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  15.  @scoutdynamics3272  A 5.56 will penetrate any armor another rifle would. M993 and M955 have similar armor penetration, one in 5.56 and the other in 7.62. It will penetrate level IV plate at 100 meters. With a hybrid cased round, you'd get 250 fps more velocity, extending that range 3000 fps, with a 75-77 grain EPR. The Chinese had Russians aren't really putting out good armor to their troops, so extended range armor penetration is pretty unimportant. Long range targets and troops in defilade are destroyed with 84mm Gustafs and GPMGs. AP 5.56 will penetrate any armor you want, and the 6.8 will be hitting with a 135 Grain EPR at 3000 fps from the XM250 with the FCS Vortex optic. 5.56 penetrates just fine, and it's terminal performance behind that armor is fantastic. Even more so with more velocity.
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