Well we one two wars with the 30/06. We didn't do as well after that. It is apparent that the 7.62 in the hands of a trained marksman is far superior to the 5.56. (Of course we don't seem to be teaching marksmanship like we used to either.) Sgt. York did real well with a bolt action 30/06. And the Garand was good enough for a truly global conflict.

During WWII we had most of our inventory eating 30/06. The Garand, the BAR, the .30 machine gun. And we taught marksmanship - one shot, one kill - to everyone. The 30/06 delivers that kind of power and accuracy. I doubt we'll see the /06 in the inventory again.

The 5.56 is a comprimise. It works okay, but the current trend in the military community seems to be leading back to the 7.62.