FMJ yaw and upset performance

[bwaites]

If the Russkis are not set up to produce any bullets other than the 110gr FMJ, there would have to be significant problems to warrant a change. That's because such a change would add to the cost. Given the priority to keep cost to a minimum, it seems almost certain that the 110gr FMJ will be in production ammo.

There is more than one available option, the 110 FMJ is simply the leading candidate, and unless serious problems are encountered, it will be used. That doesn't preclude continued testing of other options.

" Until the production cartridge is ready and testing is complete, the final bullet won't be set in stone. What we know is that it will be an FMJ, probably of 110 grains, and probably with a shape similar to the 107 Sierra."

http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_2_453/20963...1#i1724532

Never said there was. What I say is that it could be used for comparative testing against other lead core FMJ ammo (such as 7.62x51 M80), to evaluate concepts like John's proposal that a 6.5 LMG would be a viable replacement for a 7.62 MMG.

Perhaps not, but your history and posts in the past have repeatedly focused on the military capabilities and possibilities, as have your articles. I've never seen anything you have written with any other objective. Your history thus indicates your interest. I apologize if you are looking at the FMJ in another bent, but the only real world reason for FMJ is plinking because of their cost, and military because of their required use. You've never indicated any interest in plinking, ergo, you must be interested in military use. (Plinkers also couldn't care less about gel tests.)

That sure isn't the impression he gave when he wrote:

"Public results, given the nature of the round as an economy entry I see this as an entirely futile effort."

You interpreted that to mean that there would be no public release of the gel results ever, I read that to mean that Alexander Arms won't release the testing results until the final bullet selection and production ammo is released. My conversations with Bill Alexander have also confirmed that. It makes no sense to release anything BUT the final production ammunition results.