05-10-2011, 01:18 AM
stanc Wrote:...So far, nobody has presented a disintegrating link design that has actually made for any cartridges of similar dimensions and/or proportions to 6.5 Grendel...
Stan,
You've just prompted one or two lines in the requirements list. I know that Tony is not wedded to the notion of forcing the new cartridge to be compatible with the M16/M4 family of rifles and is indeed looking at cartridges with overall lengths more like that of the 7.62X51 NATO.
So one line might read something like: "The cartridge shall be capable of operating in modified rifles of ..... (Insert the appropriate class of rifles)"
The second line would likely be: "The cartridge shall be compatible with disintegrating links ... (should allow new designs -- I agree with Warped that we can fabricate links tweaked for almost any cartridge, but also agree with your point that some cartridges are easier to link -- body length being one of the salient factors)"
Cheers!
Joe