05-19-2011, 08:05 PM
Gents,
There may be some prudence in separating bullet design from cartridge design. For example, the hype about the M855A1 suggests that it tends to put a hole in thicker steel than does the 7,62X51 M80 in some circumstances. We can go very small in bullet and cartridge size and get interesting results: http://www.cbjtech.com/sida.asp?sida=5_Downloads. The penetrator in this 6.5mm cartridge is a 4mm diameter tungsten rod.
These suggest that arbitrarily setting a bullet weight or caliber may lead us away from very interesting and possibly compelling solutions.
There may be some prudence in separating bullet design from cartridge design. For example, the hype about the M855A1 suggests that it tends to put a hole in thicker steel than does the 7,62X51 M80 in some circumstances. We can go very small in bullet and cartridge size and get interesting results: http://www.cbjtech.com/sida.asp?sida=5_Downloads. The penetrator in this 6.5mm cartridge is a 4mm diameter tungsten rod.
These suggest that arbitrarily setting a bullet weight or caliber may lead us away from very interesting and possibly compelling solutions.