This leads me to believe that this is not a decision based on their testing of the rounds they were evaluating

But they are looking for ammo that weighs less

Potts was likely like "FUCK IT, I need something now, fuck the testing, I'm tired of being a Brigadier"

What they really need to look at is their archaic, ridiculous, nonsensical shaving policy which is not based in facts at all

BUT CS GAS

oh sorry

BuT cS gAs

But muh promask seal

I fuckin look like the dude from Into the Badlands and have a promask in my patrol car.

You also arent a cbrne expert so whatever

It's meticulous to shave properly but no more than shaving completely

Who is a carbine expert

I'm exposed to gas monthly

They sure as hell didn't consult anyone who is

Idk

They need to let sf make the weapon decisions

The beard seal shit is a lie made up by an officer who couldn't grow a beard

Just have the generals fuck off

I just about guarantee Potts was like "Textron has something? GREAT, years ahead of schedule, get someone to build their shitty prototype so we can wrap this up years ahead of schedule"

Likely the same officer who came up with the white vs green socks

Or maybe certain chemical agents need better seals when you are in the environment for days on end than you need with occasional cs gas exposure

CS gas isnt even remotely bad its just unpleasant

Better bring a fuckin hazmat suit then

Wonder why the French Army, German Army, Danish Army, and Norwegian Army weren't wiped out by chemical warfare in recent history

Must have evolved a resistance to gas attack

Of they required shaving when it was a risk

Our military is way larger and cant make decisions like that lightly

Hard enough to get people to get hair cuts and clean clothes

Norway requires shaving around the neck so the mask can still seal

Which can be done with our promask too

Wanna know what else can be done? Shaving so you dont have to check constantly

hold up
"The prototype 6.8mm NGSW-R will include a sling, flash hider, suppressor, cleaning kit, flash hider/suppressor removal tool, and quantities of magazines required to provide a minimum of 210 stowed rounds."
210
Let's presume that comes out to 6 mags, rather than the oddball number of 7
210/6 = 35

35 rounds per? If true I can get behind that

No

7 mags I think

6 on you 1 in the gun

Depends on whether "stowed" means on carrier or 6 + 1 as you say

I know because I do it every day

You don't have to check anything

It's not difficult

You have to check soldier