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<blockquote data-quote="Glocktogo" data-source="post: 3865950" data-attributes="member: 1132">To me the BLK&#039;s forte is how well it works in an AR with a 7-9&quot; barrel. All that&#039;s required beyond a 5.56 AR is a barrel swap. Same bolt, same mags (except with super long profile subs), same everything else. In a 7-9&quot; barrel, it has more oompf than a 5.56 does. Unlike 7.62X39, it works universally well in the AR and again, doesn&#039;t lose much if any oompf in comparison. For me it will be a HD gun that I can use as a PDW should the need ever arise, and if I ever hunt medium sized game again, will do anything I need it to do inside 150 yards. That&#039;s about 40 yards longer than the longest shot I ever made on deer before. Being so light, compact, high capacity, effective and easy to shoot, it&#039;s a no brainer for my intended uses. I do agree that if you move beyond these roles, there are better cartridges available. If you&#039;re trying to standardize on BLK alone, you&#039;re giving up a lot at a much higher cost per round. That&#039;s why I still have 5.56 and 6.8 guns in my safe. <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Glocktogo, post: 3865950, member: 1132"] To me the BLK's forte is how well it works in an AR with a 7-9" barrel. All that's required beyond a 5.56 AR is a barrel swap. Same bolt, same mags (except with super long profile subs), same everything else. In a 7-9" barrel, it has more oompf than a 5.56 does. Unlike 7.62X39, it works universally well in the AR and again, doesn't lose much if any oompf in comparison. For me it will be a HD gun that I can use as a PDW should the need ever arise, and if I ever hunt medium sized game again, will do anything I need it to do inside 150 yards. That's about 40 yards longer than the longest shot I ever made on deer before. Being so light, compact, high capacity, effective and easy to shoot, it's a no brainer for my intended uses. I do agree that if you move beyond these roles, there are better cartridges available. If you're trying to standardize on BLK alone, you're giving up a lot at a much higher cost per round. That's why I still have 5.56 and 6.8 guns in my safe. :) [/QUOTE]

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