06-18-2011, 01:22 PM
LR1955 Wrote:Tony / Guys:
You said you found this out which means you have a copy of the ARDEC report or can send a link or means of obtaining the report.
No, I haven't and I can't. AFAIK the report has not been released to anyone. But ARDEC gave a presentation about it at the annual Ammunition Initiatives Meeting III (AIM III) of the Technical Support Working Group a couple of months ago. I wasn't there (it was by invitation only) but news of the presentation has been filtering out which is how I have learned about it.
I gather that it created quite an impact, especially in the light of the current carbine competition. There was some criticism of the carbine competition on the grounds that there was no point in going to such a huge amount of trouble to select a new 5.56mm carbine when the army's own research showed that this was not the way to go. Which may be why the Army hasn't released the report...