The 5.56x45mm / 223 Cartridge in Military and Civilian use
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 4:14 am
Here is a very interesting military paper on the development and history of USA military arms from the adoption of the 30-06 cartridge up to the date of this paper's publication.
What is good about the The 5.56x45mm / 223 in military use? What are the negative aspects of the The 5.56x45mm / 223 in military use?
What military knowledge is transferable to the varied uses of this cartridge by civilians, such as ourselves?
Note that the operational use of this cartridge in USA military use faces largely the same issues as what is faced by India's military: identifying the best cartridge and weapons system that can be used from close quarters urban combat to long range high altitude combat in places like Kashmir, and the wide range of conditions in between.
Reading this paper, one can easily identify the reasons behind the new military cartridges one reads about that operate at much higher pressures than current cartridges (some of which require a two-piece cartridge case) and which use newer powders, allowing what used to be considered long range performance in shorter barrels.
This article is, in short, an education to be considered by all who are interested in modern weapons development, whether from the academic perspective of selecting a military rifle, or helping to identify a cartridge for personal use for some sort of target or hunting (illegal in India, of course!) purpose, or just because one wants one.
I think that the curious among us will find this interesting. It is 76 pages long with pictures, tables, and extensive references, and less than 1.5MB in size.
http://www.mlefiaa.org/files/ERPR/5.56m ... nistan.pdf
What is good about the The 5.56x45mm / 223 in military use? What are the negative aspects of the The 5.56x45mm / 223 in military use?
What military knowledge is transferable to the varied uses of this cartridge by civilians, such as ourselves?
Note that the operational use of this cartridge in USA military use faces largely the same issues as what is faced by India's military: identifying the best cartridge and weapons system that can be used from close quarters urban combat to long range high altitude combat in places like Kashmir, and the wide range of conditions in between.
Reading this paper, one can easily identify the reasons behind the new military cartridges one reads about that operate at much higher pressures than current cartridges (some of which require a two-piece cartridge case) and which use newer powders, allowing what used to be considered long range performance in shorter barrels.
This article is, in short, an education to be considered by all who are interested in modern weapons development, whether from the academic perspective of selecting a military rifle, or helping to identify a cartridge for personal use for some sort of target or hunting (illegal in India, of course!) purpose, or just because one wants one.
I think that the curious among us will find this interesting. It is 76 pages long with pictures, tables, and extensive references, and less than 1.5MB in size.
http://www.mlefiaa.org/files/ERPR/5.56m ... nistan.pdf