Army looking at interim 7.62 battle rifle
An interesting read, thanks for posting, seems like they are trying to redefine the laws of physics. It is unlikely you are going to put something in the field with more legs than the 7.62x54R without matching it's capacity for powder and bullet weight. Whatever magic you can apply to a modern whiz-bang cartridge case, with modern propellants and optimized projectiles, you can also apply to the 7.62x54R. As the old saying goes, there is no free lunch. You may be able to make the case shorter and fatter, ala the super short magnums, to fit in a shorter action. You may be able to utilize longer, heavier projectiles, with better profiles, to carry out further and flatter. You will never overcome sheer case capacity though.
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- Army looking at interim 7.62 battle rifle -
mcassill,
2017-04-05, 08:26
- Army looking at interim 7.62 battle rifle -
Catoosa,
2017-04-05, 10:08
- Rural Afghan is exactly that scenario. -
mcassill,
2017-04-05, 11:19
- Rural Afghan is exactly that scenario. - Jared, 2017-04-05, 14:15
- Rural Afghan is exactly that scenario. -
mcassill,
2017-04-05, 11:19
- Interesting reading. Thanks for sharing. -
matt/pa,
2017-04-05, 10:21
- The SPC? No -
mcassill,
2017-04-05, 10:59
- Agreed but... -
matt/pa,
2017-04-05, 12:26
- And I'm still wanting an AR-10 in 308 hehehe (nm) -
matt/pa,
2017-04-05, 12:26
- I built one a couple years ago. -
mcassill,
2017-04-05, 15:58
- I built a 6.5 Creedmore last year -
matt/pa,
2017-04-05, 17:57
- I built a 6.5 Creedmore last year -
Slow Hand,
2017-04-05, 18:19
- Love mine -
matt/pa,
2017-04-05, 18:40
- Awesome! -
Slow Hand,
2017-04-06, 04:16
- AR market is on life support for sure... -
matt/pa,
2017-04-06, 06:40
- AR market is on life support for sure... -
Slow Hand,
2017-04-06, 16:57
- Instead of selling, now is when... -
mcassill,
2017-04-11, 12:29
- No doubt! - Wildcat, 2017-04-11, 21:08
- Instead of selling, now is when... -
mcassill,
2017-04-11, 12:29
- AR market is on life support for sure... -
Slow Hand,
2017-04-06, 16:57
- AR market is on life support for sure... -
matt/pa,
2017-04-06, 06:40
- Awesome! -
Slow Hand,
2017-04-06, 04:16
- Love mine -
matt/pa,
2017-04-05, 18:40
- I built a 6.5 Creedmore last year -
Slow Hand,
2017-04-05, 18:19
- I built a 6.5 Creedmore last year -
matt/pa,
2017-04-05, 17:57
- I built one a couple years ago. -
mcassill,
2017-04-05, 15:58
- And I'm still wanting an AR-10 in 308 hehehe (nm) -
matt/pa,
2017-04-05, 12:26
- Agreed but... -
matt/pa,
2017-04-05, 12:26
- The SPC? No -
mcassill,
2017-04-05, 10:59
- Army looking at interim 7.62 battle rifle -
Bri A,
2017-04-05, 11:56
- Exactly. You can only stuff so much powder and bullet... - mcassill, 2017-04-05, 15:57
- Shades of the .276 Pederson! - Otony, 2017-04-05, 20:29
- Did they not just do this with the SCAR heavy? -
Gary G,
2017-04-05, 22:16
- SOCOM bought those - mcassill, 2017-04-06, 01:39
- Maybe they should have Springfield rebuild all those - Hobie, 2017-04-06, 21:31
- Army looking at interim 7.62 battle rifle -
DiamondD,
2017-04-07, 03:05
- I see that part of the project turning into a goat rodeo - mcassill, 2017-04-08, 03:30
- Army looking at interim 7.62 battle rifle -
Catoosa,
2017-04-05, 10:08