U.S. Army looking for a new rifle...

[tortoise1956]

112. Here's the thing...

just because you WANT it to be a high-powered rifle, doesn't make it so. I will agree that it is more powerful than a .22 rifle, but it falls down when compared to any other center-fire rifle caliber. Hell, you can buy .44 magnum cartridges that have more power when fired through a 7-inch barrel:

http://www.ballisticsbytheinch.com/44mag.html

Now, as for reason why it is under-powered:
1. The U.S. Army doesn't consider it to be an acceptable weapon for the modern battlefield - not enough power.
2. Multiple states, include Nevada , don't consider the AR-15 to be an acceptable weapon for hunting deer when firing the same round used by the U.S. army - not enough power.

Wishing that everybody agreed with your definition of high-powered, without producing even one example that would prove your point on how gun-controllers define power of a firearm, shouldn't be considered acceptable in a real discussion. Put up (with an example or two like most of us do) or shut up, as the Man said.

(example of that phrase: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/198682/what-is-the-origin-and-sense-of-the-phrase-put-up-or-shut-up )