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  1. Vicious_CB
    Thats disappointing, you would think they would try to put something like a hardened tungsten in the nose cap to increase penetration since its supposed to replace the current HEAT rounds in service. Is the estimated penetration enough to go through modern IFV frontal armor at least?
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    But can it still defeat a T-55 turret? Needing to only take 1 round would greatly reduce the logistics burden the next time we go into Syria.
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    Unless it comes in case telescopic, caseless or some weird polymer hybrid the .mil will never buy it.
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    Good to know its just some internet bullshit. Just looking at the design I kept wondering where Ive seen those proportions before. I had to dig through the internet to find a picture to confirm it. Ive probably said this before but Im a huge fan of the 5.45 design principals. My dream cartridge was a 5.45 necked up to 6mm throwing 90-100gr VLDs at 2800-2900fps with a stretch in case OAL to achieve that which would be the taboo of breaking the AR15 form factor limitations. I can understand why they chose .224 projectiles(a reloaders wet dream), my only gripe is its lack of shorter barrel performance.
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    Interesting, Im not too familiar with .224 Valkyrie's development. Its starting to sound like 6.8 SPC/6.8 SPC II's chambering debacle. Just taking a cursory glance at the cartridge, its looks like a niche SPR type cartridge due to its barrel length requirements even then a 18-20" might still not be enough to get the best performance out of a cartridge like this. Would it make a good MG cartridge? Maybe, it would definitely save some weight over a 7.62 NATO gun.
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    Putting down civilian uprisings. Especially if they only have access to small arms
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    You can ask him yourself, thats RustedAce's rifle in Iraq. He hosts the Cola warrior shooting "event".
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    Indeed.
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    Also looking up the specs of Russian 43mm grenades they contain 3.5x more boom than your typical 40mm http://armamentresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/The-Russian-GM-94-Grenade-Launcher.pdf "VGM93.100 – Thermobaric (FAE) round, containing some 160 g of explosive filling. The impact fuze arms approximately 3 metres from the muzzle. The lethal blast radius is 3 metres, and the minimum safe distance from the impact point is approximately 10 metres.8 Upon impact, this round can penetrate up to 8 mm of mild steel or interior wall with its blast, while producing almost no primary fragments. " VS 45 g Composition A in 40mm HEDP, because we expect grenadiers to be antiarmor guys by shooting their individual GL into the back of a BMP as it drives by right? http://www.inetres.com/gp/military/infantry/grenade/40mm_ammo.html
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    What kind of problems? Im generally against adding anymore complexity and weight to GL since the best use of a GL is as a secondary or specialty weapon. A completely stripped down M320 in a thigh holster is currently the best option for an individual GL in western forces. I see the GM-94 strapped to back of squad designated grenadier as a much better option than strapping the GL to his rifle or giving the poor guy a Milkor much like a breaching shotgun.
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    Dont think theres much to improve upon. Maybe use lighter weight materials and ditch the buttstock. Also russian grenades probably dont use the stupid spin activated fuse like in the 40mm HEDP that eats up half the warhead volume. Actually we should probably fix the 40mm lethality problem before adopting a new grenade launcher. On the other hand we got stuck with this monstrosity
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    Finally someone made a modernized "China Lake" M79 grenade launcher.
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    Not as high as I thought but still pretty good. Are you using the all "green" construction for the EPR bullet 57gr bullet? I wonder how much extra case capacity you can get by going with a regular lead filled base instead of copper. Or just do it like the russians with a full length penetrator..
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    Comparing Advertised Ballistic Coefficients with Independent Measurements http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a554683.pdf If anyone needs a reference for "real" BCs.
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    I like it! Thats quite a long 57gr bullet, it should have some nice flight characteristics and good terminal ballistic potential. Some guys did a doppler radar regression of the 7n6 bullet and the results were quite surprising, it had a BC similar to a 77gr SMK, I need to check my notes to see exactly what is was but it was ahead of its time, basically 5.56 NATO 2.0 but made with shittier materials.
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    My search yields information on Two Tone Gold 5.7mm 14k Diamond Cut Comfort Fit Wedding Bands instead of ammunition
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    Are they still going on about the 6.5G being the universal cartridge and all that? Ive always thought 6.5G had it ass backwards. I want flat trajectory at the distances I would typically be shooting at(300m and in) and don't mind more drop further out since past a certain point the difference between a 5 and 6 mil drop at 800m is moot point using the hashmarks on your reticle. IMO the design philosophy behind the 5.45 cartridge is just right.
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    Hornady Critical Failure™ Defense Rifle Ammunition. Im surprised they would even put this video on the internet.
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    I think congress might have been right in this case. M855A1 seems to outperform Mk318 in every literally category.
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    For all the ammo nerds out there: Mk318 Mod 1
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    Anyway, all this talk about a "super SAW" It already existed...
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    SOCOM buying a shit ton of Mk46's and Mk48's in preparation for their "super 6.5mm SAW" concept? https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/09/04/socom-orders-more-mk46-and-mk48-light-machine-guns/ Honestly, I could care less about the 6.5 mafia and care more about them making cobalt or tantalum lined uber barrels a reality: https://ndiastorage.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/ndia/2016/armament/18355_Armstrong.pdf
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    wrong thread
  24. Vicious_CB
    Wow that pretty terrible dispersion. I bet if you told the engineers that the next dispersion test will have you holding the targets that spread would tighten up.
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    Nevermind, the $0.76 was from 2013. the 2018 cost for EPR is $0.36.
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