designing the new bullet took thinking "outside the box"
by Miles Fortis 
, CIVITATES AMERICAE, Monday, November 11, 2013, 15:20 (3973 days ago) @ mcassill
and oh how hard it is for anyone in "Big Army" to ever even consider that kind of thinking.
I do it all day everyday, and it drives our next higher headquarters inspectors absolutely bugnutz. with another word in front of bugnutz.
From what I've read, it took a 5 man design team at Picatinny over two years to decide to completely change how a service bullet that would meet Hague Accords (even though we've never signed on to it) could be made.
Complete thread:
- AR vs AK47 comparison -
mcassill,
2013-11-08, 20:54
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- One would have to ask.... -
Byron,
2013-11-09, 13:19
- One would have to ask.... -
Sarge,
2013-11-09, 16:03
- That's what M193 (55gr) will do at that distance -
Miles Fortis,
2013-11-09, 16:09
- That's what M193 (55gr) will do at that distance - rob, 2013-11-15, 23:58
- That's what M193 (55gr) will do at that distance -
Miles Fortis,
2013-11-09, 16:09
- now obsolete! M855A1 is standard. -
Miles Fortis,
2013-11-09, 16:15
- Any upgrade from Green Tip is a blessing -
mcassill,
2013-11-09, 18:02
- What is wrong with green tip? -
cubrock,
2013-11-10, 07:10
- M855 was a compromise from the start -
Miles Fortis,
2013-11-10, 11:29
- Thank you! - cubrock, 2013-11-10, 14:28
- Exactly. We've known since Mogadishu that 855... -
mcassill,
2013-11-10, 18:02
- Exactly. We've known since Mogadishu that 855... -
cubrock,
2013-11-10, 20:12
- You're welcome. You can see why... - mcassill, 2013-11-11, 08:23
- designing the new bullet took thinking "outside the box" -
Miles Fortis,
2013-11-11, 15:20
- Oh I fully understand that - mcassill, 2013-11-11, 16:29
- Exactly. We've known since Mogadishu that 855... -
cubrock,
2013-11-10, 20:12
- M855 was a compromise from the start -
Miles Fortis,
2013-11-10, 11:29
- What is wrong with green tip? -
cubrock,
2013-11-10, 07:10
- Any upgrade from Green Tip is a blessing -
mcassill,
2013-11-09, 18:02
- One would have to ask.... -
Sarge,
2013-11-09, 16:03
- My pick would be the AK all day long..... -
TomC,
2013-11-09, 15:50
- You're probably right.... -
Byron,
2013-11-09, 17:28
- You're probably right.... - Jhenry, 2013-11-09, 17:53
- You're probably right.... -
Byron,
2013-11-09, 17:28
- I enjoyed the parody video. -
Rob Leahy,
2013-11-10, 14:32
- Do you think... - Byron, 2013-11-10, 14:43
- One would have to ask.... -
Byron,
2013-11-09, 13:19