jerryc41 wrote:
I'm not an expert on firearms, so I might get some terms wrong. I saw online that the army is getting rid of their version of the AR-15 from Armalite, and they will be replacing it with the M5, also from Armalite. The army wanted more range and more power, and the larger bullet should give them what they want. Although the army will have to wait a couple of years for the new weapon, it is supposedly available to the public right now under the name Aero Precision M5 (I think).
The military doesn't use any version of the AR-15. The military uses the M4A1. The M5 is not produced by Armalite but by Aero Precision and the Aero Precision M5 is chambered for a .308 round but there is also a Colt M5 which is chambered for 5.56 NATO like the M4A1