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Textron CT System (Olin Winchester CT 6.8mm polymer-cased telescoped cartridge) - not selected for NGSW program. General Dynamics RM277 (True Velocity .277 TVCM polymer-cased cartridge) - not selected for NGSW program. Desert Tech MDRx (PCP Ammunition 6.8mm polymer case-metal cartridge) - not selected for NGSW program
The idea of a flechette-firing individual weapon started in earnest during the Army's Project SALVO.SALVO had earlier concluded that a small weapon with a high rate of fire would be considerably deadlier than the large "full power" weapons being developed in the 1950s, and followed several lines of investigation to find the best way to provide high firing rates.
The table below gives a list of firearms that can fire the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge, first developed and used in the late 1970s for the M16 rifle, which to date, is the most widely produced weapon in this caliber. [1]
The International Confederation of Fullbore Rifle Associations (ICFRA) is the international association for the fullbore rifle shooting sports of target rifle ('TR') (called 'Palma' rifle in the US) and F-Class, which are long range competitions shot at distances between 300 and 900 meters or 300 to 1,000 yards depending on the range. [1]
Used in Winchester Model 70 Bull Gun rifles for long-distance target shooting at Camp Perry matches from 1936 to 1971(?). The original British loading used cordite and had the same muzzle velocity and power as the .30-06 Springfield.
WMA Winchester Military Ammunition (Winchester Arms Co.) WRA Winchester Repeating Arms Company (a division of Western Cartridge Company) – New Haven, Connecticut. Manufactured .30-'06 Springfield and .303 British ammunition during World Wars I and II and .30 Carbine and .45 ACP ammunition during World War II.
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... .22 Winchester Centerfire: 5.800.228 rimmed, bottlenecked 35.000: 1.390 8.700.342 7.500.278
The minimum proof and performance requirements for small arms ammunition of NATO calibres are covered in STANAGs as follows: [7]. 5.56 mm. STANAG 4172 and NATO Manual of Proof and Inspection AC/225 (LG/3-SG/1) D/8.