New Army "Caliber Configuration Study"

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Let's not confuse a general statement with specific situations.

I guess that translates as, no, you do not have any evidence which shows lead-free bullets are necessarily "less capable" than lead-core bullets.

Nonetheless, a counter example is: A more capable armor-piercing bullet would have a tungsten carbide core. As has been pointed out, tungsten is viewed as "not green."

Irrelevant. The discussion is about general-issue, Ball ammo, not special purpose loads like AP or HPBT.