JASmith Wrote:The plastic-cased 5.56 would not be an LSAT, but one compatible with existing weapons.Been tried, many times. Hasn't worked.
Quote:We currently have two different weights in 5.56 used in both rifles and machine guns.But not two different weight Ball rounds. Even the USMC, which is currently using two different type bullets for rifle and LMG (in Afghanistan), still uses the same (62gr) weight bullet in both weapons.
Quote:The 7.62 AP type is a heavier bullet than the M80 round.Actually, the current 7.62 AP has a lighter bullet than the M80. And AP is not the standard load. It's a special purpose round, with limited use.
Quote:The single bullet weight is generally driven by a desire to map trajectories into each other.I don't know what you mean by that. AFAIK, using a single bullet weight (and type) is primarily an application of the KISS principle.
Quote:The more forcefully we argue for a particular solution at this point, the more we appear to have intuited the best choice and are building our analyses and testing to "prove" the correctness of our intuition."What do you mean, 'we', white man," Tonto said to the Lone Ranger, as hostile Indians were closing in.
