The Army plans to field a 6.5mm intermediate caliber rifle around 2020 — but in the meantime, some riflemen feel the service’s current standard 5.56mm rifle cartridge isn’t giving them ...

In the past, US agencies had said that rifles chambered in 6.5mm Creedmoor could double a shooter’s probability of scoring a hit on targets up to 3,280 feet away (1,000 meters).

If you’re after critters deer-size and up, 6.5mm, 7mm, and 0.30-caliber cartridges, dominate the field with the best long-range options remaining supersonic well past 1,000 yards.

Army Eyeing 6.5mm for Its Future Battle Rifle. ... The 6.5mm case-telescoped ammunition weighs 35 percent less and offers 30 percent more lethality than 7.62mm x 51mm brass ammunition, ...

SOCOM formally adopted the 6.5mm Creedmoor as its intermediate precision round of choice March 2018 after conducting a final reliability test with the two rounds with its FN SCAR-H and M110 SASS ...