06-15-2021, 05:19 PM
Sorry for being off topic, but another quick note on the 338 Lapua vs Norma Magnum. For a long time there were virtually no .338 bullets available that could take advantage of the ability of the Norma to use longer-ogive, higher BC bullets. You can see this in the photo posted. Both use the same bullet, so there is no ballistic advantage in this case. For civilian shooters, one of the big advantages of the Norma is that it could use the same bullets as the Lapua while utilizing shorter actions. For current military machinegun use however, a tracer round must be developed* and these tend to be significantly longer than the "ball" rounds. The geometry of the 338 Norma Mag allows less bullet intrusion into the case.
Getting back to the NGSW cartridges, I have seen nothing about tracers for the Automatic Rifle/Light Machinegun version. Has anyone else seen anything?
* It is possible that a traditional tracer round might not be needed for some future applications. A lot of work has been going into "One-Way Luminescent" (OWL) tracers that use a brightly glowing substance on the base of a standard bullet.
Getting back to the NGSW cartridges, I have seen nothing about tracers for the Automatic Rifle/Light Machinegun version. Has anyone else seen anything?
* It is possible that a traditional tracer round might not be needed for some future applications. A lot of work has been going into "One-Way Luminescent" (OWL) tracers that use a brightly glowing substance on the base of a standard bullet.