tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post7218687987356692538..comments2024-02-28T20:56:23.768-06:00Comments on Sipsey Street Irregulars: Speaking of quantities of ammo...Dutchman6http://www.blogger.com/profile/09935420042995679958noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-16555737709026508032016-05-08T17:00:30.306-05:002016-05-08T17:00:30.306-05:00I thought they scrapped that program. That round p...<br />I thought they scrapped that program. That round produces approx. 65,000 psi. operating pressure. It was tearing up the M4's. Which is why I thought they scrapped that projectile. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-58665948792519163662016-05-08T02:23:43.440-05:002016-05-08T02:23:43.440-05:00p.s. This is everything you would want to know on...p.s. This is everything you would want to know on the new ammunition:<br /><br />http://usarmorment.com/pdf/M855A1.pdf<br /><br />- MatthewDutchman6https://www.blogger.com/profile/09935420042995679958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-11272052238043439272016-05-08T02:17:57.690-05:002016-05-08T02:17:57.690-05:00The new 5.56 ammo, M855A1, has an exposed steel pe...The new 5.56 ammo, M855A1, has an exposed steel penetrater. The old M855 does have a steel penetrater but it was encased in the lead bullet. I just took a Range Safety Officer course where it was noted that, duet to the design of the penetrater, they new ammo will, in fact, rust. For training ammunition, at least where I am, they are anticipated to shoot up reserve of old ammo in the next year or so. Thereafter we will get the new M855A1. The instructors brought up the new penetrater because it plays hell with chewing up the ranges. Apparently it is pretty good at its job to punch through obstacles. So much so that I had heard it was on par with current production 7.62. It kind of shuts up a certain amount of debate on 5.56 vs. 7.62 for a battle rifle round. They are, of course, going to eventually produce a new 7.62 round with the steel penetrater which I would imagine will be a real game changer for busting through concrete.<br /><br />Extrapolate from that knowledge what you will.<br /><br />- MatthewDutchman6https://www.blogger.com/profile/09935420042995679958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-54749375261978864452016-05-06T14:07:18.366-05:002016-05-06T14:07:18.366-05:00This makes zero sense. If Lake City can't cran...This makes zero sense. If Lake City can't crank out enough ammunition, perhaps management needs to be fired and hire someone who can keep up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-72943702073303459942016-05-06T09:06:47.066-05:002016-05-06T09:06:47.066-05:00Military 5.56 has steel internally in the projecti...Military 5.56 has steel internally in the projectile, not the case.<br /><br />And with a total military strength of almost 1 million, that is enough cash for some 500 million rounds of small arms, or some 700 rounds per soldier - so the Army can conduct about a dozen large scale firefights.Pericleshttp://www.dallascitytroop.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-788875031009687172016-05-05T20:18:54.679-05:002016-05-05T20:18:54.679-05:00The comment in the post about Eastern Europe and t...The comment in the post about Eastern Europe and the speed bumps of Paris and Berlin reminded me of my Army days 1981 to 1987. The Cold War was in full swing, and all my training and mission had to do with the USSR sweeping across from behind the Iron Curtain and taking over Western Europe. Ronald Reagan was my CIC, and nobody had the balls to do anything stupid. We pointed our weapons at them, and they at us. A stable stalemate rarely gets anyone killed. Do I wish for the days of the USSR boot on the neck of the countries of the Soviet Bloc, and the average Russian citizen basically starving....no, but the stability that provided beats the chaos we have world-wide now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-46758497541389773102016-05-05T15:56:03.985-05:002016-05-05T15:56:03.985-05:00Sherriff Joe for attorney general - hope Trump thi...Sherriff Joe for attorney general - hope Trump thinks of that one...free for nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07632820566793071298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-83481390417672898992016-05-05T15:24:24.230-05:002016-05-05T15:24:24.230-05:00Ditto above. As far as I know ATK makes brass case...Ditto above. As far as I know ATK makes brass cased, copper jacketed projectile ammo.<br />Why the " Steel" comment?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-55084096660450558042016-05-05T13:14:49.913-05:002016-05-05T13:14:49.913-05:00I didn't see anything in the linked article th...I didn't see anything in the linked article that stated or suggested that the ammunition was steel-cased. Where did you find that information? I just find it odd that you said the ammo ordered was steel, so it would degrade fast, but there's no indication of that from what I've read. Another thing on the steel-cased ammo, IF they did order that, there's nothing to say that it couldn't be packaged in "spam cans" and last quite a long time if necessary.Chris W.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-70293563196022582772016-05-05T12:10:01.865-05:002016-05-05T12:10:01.865-05:00Not having seen these particular contracts, they f...Not having seen these particular contracts, they frequently write them with a very large upper limit. The actual amount purchased is often much lower, and other agencies are sometimes piggy-backing on the contract, inflating the numbers. These things are fertile ground for scare stories but usually not as alarming as they appear.RustyGunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607539523531544524noreply@blogger.com