New Army "Caliber Configuration Study"

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Update on the Polymer ammunition. It's garbage, and HANKA's suspicions were spot-on. It isn't anywhere near a point of maturity, and materials strength and heat sensitivity tells me it's a lost cause. Only 17 out of 40 rounds even fired in this test, and there are major issues with the components.

http://8541tactical.com/2014/01/01/pcp-p...on-review/





I would say that brass and steel are going to be common cartridge case materials for a long time, so that puts 7.62 NATO on the chopping block if weight is to be reduced.