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  1. D.E. Watters
    Dean Speir covered this over at "The Gun Zone" back when it happened in 2001. Initial Report https://web.archive.org/web/20160317190046/http://www.thegunzone.com:80/m1akb.html Shooter's Reply https://web.archive.org/web/20160315120725/http://thegunzone.com/m1akb/762d2.html Necropsy https://web.archive.org/web/20160315121736/http://thegunzone.com/m1akb/762r.html
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    Back in 2009, I stumbled across a site hosting the annual command histories for the Commander in Chief Pacific (CINCPAC) from 1960 through the mid-'80s. I found an interesting tidbit in the 1974 history regarding an examination of establishing South Vietnamese production of the Lazy Dog munition for the VNAF.
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    A Czech company did just that, as well as a 7.5mm Swiss variant. Google the Luvo Arms LA-11.
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    Just stumbled across this 1973-vintage document on DTIC: "The Source Locator: A Directory of Information Sources in Small Arms Technology and Thesaurus." Just at the start I see a directory of all of the then current DOD personnel working on US small arms R&D, including a description of their areas of expertise.
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    Here is a direct link to William C. Davis, Jr.'s report on the modified T48: “An Investigation of an Experimental Caliber .22 High Velocity Bullet for Rifles.” https://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/101401.pdf
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    No, that was the .22 Homologous, using a 7.62mm NATO case necked down for 0.224" projectiles.
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    FWIW: There has been additional patent activity on the Federal 9mm EPR. https://patents.google.com/patent/USD813974 http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1="20180156584".PGNR.&OS=DN/20180156584&RS=DN/20180156584 (Note that this application was filed once the patent Sturgeon listed was granted.)
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    FWIW: The former document was part of the 12 volume report assembled by the US Army in response to the Ichord Subcommittee's report. I linked all 12 volumes here. http://sturgeonshouse.ipbhost.com/topic/104-documents-repository-small-arms/?page=3&tab=comments#comment-129310 Ichord Subcommittee Hearings Transcript https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiug.30112109164266 Ichord Subcommittee Report https://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.31951p00793094y
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    It is conceivable that both the rimless and semi-rimmed cartridges could work with a breechface sized for the semi-rim.
  10. D.E. Watters
    Perhaps that's why they made a new common link, instead of using the legacy KPV link? You are either going to use a semi-rim or belt on a cartridge like that. I wouldn't trust the rotating band for headspacing. FWIW: The US played with its Cal .60 case by necking it down to 12.7mm and all the way up to 27mm before deciding upon the 20x102mm.
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    The fat boi cartridge case looks to be semi-rimmed. I'm guessing that it is in the 25mm range.
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    Don't know. The 2018 presentations haven't been posted on DTIC's webpage yet. When they go up, it will probably be at this link: https://ndia.dtic.mil/2018/armament/2018armament.html
  13. D.E. Watters
    My immediate guess is the supernatural, like "The Crow" and several other supernatural revenge flicks.
  14. D.E. Watters
    I'm anxiously awaiting the Q-Bert and Frogger movies. Loved the Rampage arcades games though...
  15. D.E. Watters
    I caught a 1971 International Defense Review on eBay the other week. It confirmed the Lockheed connection for International sales. They would also supply the tooling and setup, while ArmaLite would handle QC. Another interesting comment was that Mauser was looking at buying a license for it.
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    It even has the Bible verse marking intact. John 8:12 really makes more sense for an NVD or WML anyway.
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    Here are links to all 12 volumes of the US Army's "Report of the M16 Rifle Review Panel" written in response to the Ichord Subcommittee Hearings and Report. DTIC has finally made the entire set available online for free download. History of the M16 Weapon System http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a953110.pdf Small Arms Test Policies and Procedures http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a953111.pdf Audit Trail and Analysis of M16A1 Weapon and Ammunition System Tests http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a953112.pdf Review and Analysis of M16 Rifle Training http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a953113.pdf Ammunition Development Program http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a953114.pdf Procurement, Production, and Distribution History of the AR15-M16-M16A1 Weapon System http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a953115.pdf Review and Analysis of M16 System Reliability http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a953116.pdf M16 Surveys in the Republic of Vietnam http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a953117.pdf Review and Analysis of the Army Organizational Structure and Management Practices for the Development, Testing, and Product Improvement of Small Arms Rifle Systems http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a953118.pdf Audit Trail of Chief of Staff, Army Actions and Decisions Concerning the M16 http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a953119.pdf The Army Small Arms Program http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a953120.pdf M16 Product Improvement Modifications http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a953121.pdf
  18. D.E. Watters
    SAR once wrote up a Class II Manufacturer that had converted a PSL from 7.62x54mmR to .50 Alaskan.
  19. D.E. Watters
    The story at the time was that the SAS spent more money in testing the candidate weapons than they did in purchasing the selected L119A1.
  20. D.E. Watters
    Someone still needs to interview Knox's George Reynolds before he gets too old and begins pining for the fjords. I want to know about his 30mm single-shot and semi-auto underbarrel grenade launcher designs for the US Army back in the 1970s. I believe that he was also behind Knox's standalone semi-auto 30mm grenade launcher that was flogged for several years by Honeywell and then ATK before the OICW program finally drove a stake through its heart. Most folks know him now for the current Armalite AR30 and AR50 rifles.
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    FWIW: Paul Jaeger has something of a cult following among custom rifle collectors. http://www.germanhuntingguns.com/archives/archive-jaeger-paul/
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    Never mind that the British SAS had acquired 5,000 AR-15 in 1965, and put them to use almost immediately in Borneo. Never mind that they ordered another 13,000, circa 1967.
  23. D.E. Watters
    I still want to see the unsolicited Brunswick SAW. https://www.google.com/patents/US4066000 For that matter, I'd also like to get more information on the Springfield and AAI belt-fed machineguns chambered for SPIW cartridges.
  24. D.E. Watters
    The ACR trials final summary is also there. It describes all of the candidates, even those that didn't make it to the trials. Mind you, there are two copies; one is a crappy photocopy, while the other looks like it was scanned from an original. I think this is the correct one. "Advanced Combat Rifle (ACR) Program, Volume I, ACR Program Summary" February 1992 https://www.smallarmsreview.com/archive/detail.arc.entry.cfm?arcid=S00440
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    The US Army tried to duplicate the Aussies' results and couldn't. "Flash Suppressor Comparisons and Analysis for the F89 and M249 Machine Guns" February 1993 http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a263086.pdf
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