I really miss the lack of 7.62 rifles in .. 7.62.
Sure, there's the G3 with its specific addons.. The HK417 which seems to be the only fully modifiable 7.62 rifle.. The FAL can only use a scope (and a bipod?) and that's where it pretty much ends for the fullsize rifles. Of course you have the AKs, but 7.62x51 is significantly more ... interesting.. than 7.62x39. Doesn't use western addons either.
And then we have the smaller 7.62 things like the carbine G3 and the pretty-dang-awesome DSA-58OSW. My personal favorite.
Any new 7.62x51 rifles/carbines would be much appreciated!
I often find 5.56 or, even worse, 5.45 to be lacking in power in late-game combat. Often enemies have powerful exterior vests and the best concealable vests.
My backup weapons are SMGs, and they can't really do anything but kill with headshots/faceshots or make them bleed to death through leg shots. Otherwise they stun, which is good enough if there's a high powered rifle helping out. 9x18 makarov doesn't cut it in that stage of the game, though the lack of recoil is quite nice and so is the size of a bizon's cylindrical magazine.
7.62x54R SVD, 7.62x39 RPK and 9x39 carbines come a long way. Shame the 9x39 is subsonic and really slow (I've seen enemies pretty much dodge them, because they're so slow!), but its damage output is really nice.
Oh yes, now where was I.
7.62x51 rifles! This mercenary will pay quite a bit for them
PS: Is the AN-94 in the game? I can't remember playing with it, or ever finding it..