New Cartridge Developments and Implications for Dismounted Infantry Soldiers

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Sorry about the slight tangent, back to a caseless 130gr .510+ BC combat load.

Ditto. That would rock!

Yeah, but question is, is such a military ball projectile feasible to make?

Swedish lead-core, 6.5mm Ball weighs ~140gr, and has a fairly high length to diameter ratio (L/D ~4.9).




The steel-core AP looks to be identical in L/D, but weighs only 112gr, considerably lighter than the hypothetical 130gr bullet.




And don't forget, it'll be necessary to also develop a companion Tracer, which typically are longer -- and often lighter -- than Ball rounds.