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Re your #23 -

"...an M14. Maybe the finest (Battle?) rifle in history."

Well, IMHO if it isn't, then it's not far behind the FN-FAL or the H&K G-3.

7.62 X 51mm is, again IMHO, the MINIMAL personal battle weapon round.

Of course were I in charge of such things, I might go with the 7-'08 (same round necked down to 7mm) for better sectional density, or for a lighter assault weapon a 6.5 or 7 X 45mm.

That "New" 6.8 X 43(?) round has potential - but is limited by mag and action length. I say ditch Jenny and build a system around a slightly more robust round.
Perhaps a G-3 / CETME (recoil op) sort of thing scaled between the G-5 SMG and the full size G-3.

But then again, methinks that you and I may be considered a little "obsolecent" these days.

That "New" 6.8 X 43(?) round has potential - but is limited by mag and action length. I say ditch Jenny and build a system around a slightly more robust round. Perhaps a G-3 / CETME (recoil op) sort of thing scaled between the G-5 SMG and the full size G-3.

But then again, methinks that you and I may be considered a little "obsolecent" these days.

I like the G3 too, but I note with some amusement the fact that while you are advocating ditching the AR in favor of a roller-locked action, H&K has abandoned that design in favor of the G36 - which is a fancy copy of Eugene Stoner's successor to the AR-15 (the AR-180/AR-18).