It’s almost as if the male of the human species had some adaptations for combat 
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The British Army are eve n moving back to full sized marksmen rifles. Bigger, longer & heavier than an assault rifle. Plus the widespread use of light machine guns too. Big, heavy & with lots of ammunition.
I take the point that a 5.56 hardly qualifies as a serious battle rifle or long-range precision rifle.
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The British Army are heading towards a mix of marksmen rifles & light machine guns.
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What is a “marksman” rifle? You can shoot accurately with 5.56. A friend (a woman) shoots insanely high scores at 600 yards with an AR15. Way better than I could manage. Squads already have rifles and a light MG (SAW), I’m not sure what you’re getting at.
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5.56 is a 22 caliber round with a lot of velocity & very effective penetration. I believe it has an effective range of 100 to 300 yards or so in an M4. M4s are essentially lighter, more efficient M16s. They trade mass & raw power for better accuracy/velocity than 7.62mm
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