New Russian Issue Weapons.

[tombogan03884]

They are seeing how tough American Marines are.

They are thankful the "cold war" ended before they had to face The Marines with a puny .30 Cal. weapon.

Now they are prepared     ...so they think 

They'll need more than that.

It big, make big boom, knock down walls, kill raging garbage trucks more better......

Sure it would be fun for us, but from a purely military viewpoint, what good is it ?
Are the going to use it in "hostage situations" like Beslan ?

[seeker_two]

Can some one explain to me the utility of a .50 short cartridge ?
It lacks the punch and range of a real .50, for far more weight and recoil than the standard  7.62X 39, with a much smaller mag capacity.

Ask the developers of the .50 Beowulf & .458 SOCOM.....

[tombogan03884]

Ask the developers of the .50 Beowulf & .458 SOCOM.....

 I would, but they don't post here.
They haven't sold crap compared to full size cartridges like .338 LM.
They also haven't scored a Govt contract.
So again, WTF good would it be ?
It has all the disadvantages of the full size round, weight, recoil, limited mag capacity, with out any of the advantages of range and armor penetration.