04-10-2014, 07:48 AM
How about a round that is something with slightly more case capacity than our beloved grendel in 6.5 (of course) for full power applications and sabot round for cqb?
The DMR and LMG applications will benefit from reduced weight and recoil vs. 7.62x51. The sabot round could also have a high bc and enough velocity to reach out to 600+ yards without much more recoil/impulse than 5.56(something along the lines of the mk262) so door kickers aren't hosed if they happen to need to engage targets at 300+ yds.
So full power rounds would be 120-140gr @ 2600-2700fps and cqb maybe 70-80gr@2700-2900fps and the barrels are 1:8. Just ballpark.
Is small-arms sabot technology mature enough for military applications? Do you think this concept has any merits?
Additionally, the sabots can be made of frangible bamboo so there is the possibility of giving the enemy some nasty splinters.
The DMR and LMG applications will benefit from reduced weight and recoil vs. 7.62x51. The sabot round could also have a high bc and enough velocity to reach out to 600+ yards without much more recoil/impulse than 5.56(something along the lines of the mk262) so door kickers aren't hosed if they happen to need to engage targets at 300+ yds.
So full power rounds would be 120-140gr @ 2600-2700fps and cqb maybe 70-80gr@2700-2900fps and the barrels are 1:8. Just ballpark.
Is small-arms sabot technology mature enough for military applications? Do you think this concept has any merits?
Additionally, the sabots can be made of frangible bamboo so there is the possibility of giving the enemy some nasty splinters.