Tag: fleet yaw

Fleet Yaw In Action (And AK-74 Goodness, Too)

Posted May 18, 2015 in AK-47 / AK-74 / Everything AK, Ammunition, Guns & Gear, Rifles by Nathaniel F with 86 Comments

Previously, we talked about the fleet yaw problem, and the challenges it presents to infantry rifle ammunition developers, and how those challenges have been met with improved projectile designs. However, what we haven’t seen is real-time video of fleet yaw in [Read More…]

Sal Fanelli On Mk. 318, M855, And Future USMC Small Arms Ammunition

Posted February 2, 2015 in Ammunition, AR-15, Other Gear & Gadgets, Rifles by Nathaniel F with 43 Comments

SADJ has posted an excellent interview with Donald Roebling Award winner Sal Fanelli, a supervising engineer for Infantry Weapons Systems at MCSC. Fanelli commented on the creation of Mk. 318, its modification into the Mk. 318 Mod. 1 “Silver Bullet”, and [Read More…]