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Grenade Launchers and their Ammunition: International Developments

Grenade Launchers and their Ammunition: International Developments

24 April, 2015
Anthony G. Williams
Author Name, Features, Grenades & Rockets, Search By Issue, V7N1, Volume 7

ABOVE: From left to right: 20x30B K-11; 20x42B PAW 20; 25x40B XM25; 25x59B LW25; 30x29B VOG-17; 35mm CL DFS10. The VOG-17 is genuine; the others…

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The 6.5x40 Cartridge: Longer Reach for the M4 & M16

The 6.5×40 Cartridge: Longer Reach for the M4 & M16

26 March, 2014
Anthony G. Williams
Ammunition, Author Name, Features, Reviews, Search By Issue, V6N1, Volume 6

Feedback from Afghanistan was clear – much small-arms combat was taking place at far greater distances than expected, a lot more than the U.S. Army’s standard carbine and light machine gun were designed for. The Army was being outgunned, and had to rush older, more powerful weapons to the dismounted troops. These did the job, at the cost of significantly greater weight and recoil. Mitch Shoffner has come up with a different solution – the 6.5×40, a new cartridge designed to fit….

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NAMMO Lapua: Tactical Ammunition for Special Forces

NAMMO Lapua: Tactical Ammunition for Special Forces

10 January, 2014
Anthony G. Williams
Ammunition, Author Name, Industry Profiles, Search By Issue, V5N4, Volume 5

The origin of the company lies in the establishment by the Finnish government in 1923 of a cartridge factory in the town of Lapua in western Finland.  The State Cartridge Factory (as it was named in 1927) was the main supplier of ammunition to the Finnish Army during the Winter and Continuation Wars with the USSR between 1939 and 1944.  In 1991 it became an independent company under the new name Cartridge Factory Lapua, Ltd.  The next year, Lapua acquired the German cartridge factory SK Jagd- und Sportmunitions GmbH.  In 1996, Finnish military manufacturers were combined under the banner of Patria Industries; Lapua became Patria Lapua.  In 1998 Patria Industries Oyj from Finland….

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RUAG Ammotec: Tactical Ammunition for Special Forces

RUAG Ammotec: Tactical Ammunition for Special Forces

8 January, 2014
Anthony G. Williams
Ammunition, Author Name, Search By Issue, V5N4, Volume 5

The origin of RUAG Ammotec can be traced back to the Eidgenossische Munitionsfabrik established by the Swiss Confederation in Thun in 1863. In 1995, this was merged with another Swiss firm, Munitionsfabrik Altdorf to form the Schweizerische Munitionsfabrik (SM), following which expansions and reorganization occurred rapidly. In 1999, RUAG Holding was formed to incorporate SM; the name changed to RUAG Munition in 2001. The small arms ammunition sector of Dynamit Nobel was acquired in 2002, leading to the….

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The Army's Individual Carbine Competition: What's Next?

The Army’s Individual Carbine Competition: What’s Next?

24 October, 2013
Anthony G. Williams
Author Name, Features, Search By Issue, V5N3, Volume 5

The project to replace the current M4 Carbine, the Army’s standard infantry rifle, started in 2011 with a request for proposals from small-arms manufacturers. An analysis of the proposals resulted in a shortlist of six, with designs from Fabrique Nationale of Belgium, Heckler & Koch of Germany, Beretta of Italy and three US companies: Colt, Adcor Defense, and a joint effort by Remington, Magpul and Bushmaster. The competition reached Phase II – testing the shortlisted carbines – with a decision expected by the end of 2013….

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Future Industry Small Arms

Future Industry Small Arms

25 January, 2012
Anthony G. Williams
Author Name, Industry Profiles, Search By Issue, V3N4, Volume 3

Combat experience in Afghanistan has prompted some rapid changes in the small arms carried by ISAF foot soldiers; and most especially by the U.S. Army, USMC and the British Army and Royal Marines.  The purpose of this article is to outline these changes, determine the lessons learned, and look ahead to examine the extent to which the growing variety of rifles including DMRs (Designated Marksman Rifles), carbines, IARs (Infantry Automatic Rifles) and LMGs (light machine guns) might be replaced in the future by a smaller number of weapons without losing any capability.

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The Next NATO Rifle and Machine Gun Cartridge?

The Next NATO Rifle and Machine Gun Cartridge?

6 January, 2012
Anthony G. Williams
Ammunition, Editorials, Search By Issue, V3N1, Volume 3

Peruvian naval infantrymen with F2000 assault rifles conduct a beach assault rehearsal with U.S. Marines from Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 24 and 3rd…

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Brugger & Thomet's MP9 in 6.5x25 CBJ

Brugger & Thomet’s MP9 in 6.5×25 CBJ

14 October, 2011
Anthony G. Williams
Ammunition, Author Name, Reviews, Search By Issue, V2N3, Volume 2

The phone call from Carl Bertil Johansson in early summer 2009 came out of the blue.  The founder of the Swedish company CBJ Tech had…

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Personal Defense Weapons and their Ammunition

Personal Defense Weapons and their Ammunition

10 August, 2011
Anthony G. Williams
Ammunition, Author Name, Search By Issue, V1N1, Volume 1

There has long been a requirement for a personal defence weapon, or PDW, for soldiers whose primary duty does not involve carrying a rifle. They need something much smaller, lighter and handier which does not burden them or distract them from their main task. Originally, the main priority was for officers, who were almost invariably given revolvers or pistols; but handguns also found a place with cavalry and, later on, with soldiers such as gunners who might come under infantry attack or with tank crews whose space was at a minimum….

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