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New Ammo for British Troops: UK Develops More Effective 5.56mm and 7.62mm Ammunition

Posted August 23, 2016 in Ammunition, AR-15, Daily News, News, Other Gear & Gadgets, Rifles by Nathaniel F with 84 Comments

It’s not just the Yanks that are getting improved ammunition: Our friends across the pond have developed their own firepower upgrade for 5.56mm and 7.62mm weapons alike. Jane’s has a modest article on the subject, while The Register provides a quite good [Read More…]

Modern Historical Intermediate Calibers 014: The 4.85x49mm British

Posted August 15, 2016 in Ammunition, AR-15, Daily News, Guns & Gear, Other Gear & Gadgets, Rifles by Nathaniel F with 7 Comments

On Saturday we looked at one British “contender” which could have in some alternate reality become the NATO standard round, and today we’re going to look at another: The 4.85x49mm. After the United States adopted the .223 Remington round as the [Read More…]