Enhanced Performance Round News Today

SIG Sauer's 6.8x51mm hybrid cartridge, next-gen rifle and automatic rifle win the U.S. Army's coveted NGSW contract.

“The Army has not introduced a new caliber for about 65 years ... Doing so will require extensive coordination with the stakeholders across the enterprise to develop combat and training requirements, production capability as well as budgeting for procurement.”

But not everyone who has used the M4 is so happy. Heres What You Need to Remember: The Army is working to correct the M4’s deficiencies. Earlier bullets were designed to penetrate Soviet body armor and sacrificed lethality for armor penetration. The new M855A1 Enhanced Performance Round, aside from being lead-free and “green,” yaws more quickly when passing through the human body, creating an internal cavity and causing massive damage. The U.S. Army is an armed force with a truly g...

All things considered, the M4 is a very good compromise weapon.