12-06-2011, 11:22 PM
stanc Wrote:Question is, what are those limits?
A starting point is to ask: Are we OK with small arms that would be bigger and heavier than the current M4/M16 series? Longer cartridge overall lengths start a growth spiral.
John
P.S. One niggling point I had meant to make: I believe M855A1 is not ONLY copper and steel, but includes a bismuth alloy core under the steel penetrator. (I THINK it's bismuth!)
