11-01-2018, 09:50 PM
Fox news has an article that the Army is going to develop a 6.8mm projectile, not a lot of specifics but the author seemed pretty sure it was the next NGSW and NGSAW..... if it were a monolithic FMJ it might have the profile with a better BC and yet be only 115-130 gr, of course the same could be done with a 6.5 in a mono-fmj style. A 6.8 in ~120 grs mono-fmj could possibly have a BC of 0.460 or so, not match quality but better than most 6.8's under 130 gr. With a case design that's not limited to the std brass, maybe it might be possible to get enough powder to drive it for the 500-600 yds they might be looking for... I'm guessing on the range distance, another thing I don't know is how much KE a proj needs to have for what the service would call acceptable for field terminal ballistics... is it 800 ftlbs, 700, 600 or what...
I'm not advocating for the 6.8 dia, just bringing it up...
Anyway, interesting article.
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/new-army-bu...er-hitting
I'm not advocating for the 6.8 dia, just bringing it up...
Anyway, interesting article.
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/new-army-bu...er-hitting
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