SayUncle, an unbiased fellow gun blogger, will score each of my personal predictions out of 10 after SHOT and I will publish my score.

My own predictions

1. Ruger will not launch an AR-15.
Despite what I predicted a long time ago, I think Ruger have well and truly missed the boat on this one.

2. A new cartridge will be unveiled.
Always a good way to sell new firearms.

3. A non-autoloader rifle will chamber the .30 Remington AR (.30 RAR) cartridge.
Remington will want to push this cartridge.

4. Magpul will demo some whizz-bang concept gun.
Magpul … what more needs to be said.

5. Ruger LCP available in 9mm.
Makes sense.

6. Ruger Mini-14 will get a minor upgrade but not what people where hoping for.
They will fight tooth-and-nail to prevent the Mini-14 being named in the AWB 2.0. They want make it any more tactical than it is.

7. A new bullpup bolt action rifle will be released.
I have a feeling this year someone is going to push the concept mainstream. Regardless what you think of the idea, it will sell!

8. A 4th Generation Glock, if launched, will not convince any 1911 fanboy that plastic is cool.
heh, not a hard prediction.

Non-Rumours (Basically confirmed)

1. Ruger will release a “wow” product (says Michael Bane)

2. An amazing new air gun will be unveiled (says B.B.)

4. Taurus 4.6mm revolver (hereby referred to as the-most-pointless-revolver-ever-made) (says Michael Bane).

If any other bloggers want to make predictions, I will be more than happy to “independently” score your predictions.

We will have to wait and see.

Thanks Ed!

I tried to calculate the weight of each ball. It depends on how pure the balls are. My calculations, based on a company that makes tungsten balls that weigh 18 grams per cm3, indicate that each ball will weigh about 145 grains. That is a combined weight of 159,500 grains / 10 kilograms / 22.8 pounds!

(4/3) x pie x 0.5cm ^ 3 = 0.52 cm3
0.52 * 18 = 9.42 grams (145 grains)

Please correct me if I am wrong.

The requirements of the round were:

• Defeat >50% Advancing Squad w/ 1 Shot
• Defeat >50% Advancing Platoon w/ 2 Shots
• 200-500M (threshold)/100-700M (objective)
• Muzzle Action (i.e. No Fuze)
• No orientation of the projectile
• Vulnerability no worse than current fielded

The M1028 cross section.

Here is a before and after shot taking during the testing of the round. I am not sure of the range.

Before

Two dummies survived, the wall did not.

The concept of shot is not new. Grape shot or loose stones, metal and glass have been used for as long as cannons have.

American Revolution grapeshot

Sources of information:

M1028 – GARM Final (PDF)
Military.com
PSMVCC (PDF)
JinJu Powder Metallurgy

Ruger Air Hawk

Read it here.

Black polymer folding stock, metal handguard

The Auto-Ordnance M1 .30 Caliber carbine is produced in Kahr’s state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Worcester, MA. The Auto-Ordnance carbines are produced using newly manufactured parts on high precision computerized machinery.

Markings include the following: Auto-Ordnance, Worcester, MA behind the rear sight; U.S. Carbine, Cal. 30 ML on the receiver in front of the bolt and the serial number is engraved on the left side of the receiver.

Specs:

Barrel 18″
Length 36 1/2″ overall, 27 1/2″ (Folded)
Weight 5 lbs 13 ounces
Finish Parkerized
Sight Post front sight, flip style rear sight
Stock Polymer
Magazine One 15 Shot stick
Price $792.00

Hat Tip: Cryptic Subterranean

(Photo by TalonArms)

Lapua rolled out a whole new line-up of rimfire competition ammo in three grades, X-ACT, Midus Plus, and Center-X. The ultra-premium X-ACT ammunition, which may be the most expensive rimfire ammo ever produced, is designed to out-shoot the best Eley has to offer.

More info at 6mmbr.com

UPDATE

According to Mooseyard @ RFC

The rep from Lapua at the SHOT show expected pricing to be 20-25% higher than anything else out there. He also said that the people testing the ammo (real compitition shooters) have been seeing group reduction of 30-50%. That’s impressive if true.

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