May 28, 2012
For the longest time I thought that one of the reasons that US kit was so expensive is because we insisted on producing the components here where its much more expensive rather than overseas.
Silly me...
Now it looks like at least some computer chips used in US Military hardware have Chinese installed back doors in them. via
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May 16, 2012
Oh, and it's chambered for .338 caliber (8.58mm).
Anthony G. Williams has some thoughts.2
I’ve just been examing the gun at NDIA and talking to the GD people there (including the ammo designer, Jimmie Sloan). The gun isn’t based on the FN MAG / M240, it’s actually based on the .50 cal XM806. It uses the same soft-recoil technology, in that the gun fires as the barrel group is moving forwards. This smoothes out the recoil dramatically, allowing the gun to weigh about the same as the M240 (24 lbs) and to use a lightweight tripod. I’ve been watching a video of it firing and it doesn’t move – most impressive.
The 338NM was chosen to keep the length down with long, heavy bullets. The loading used for the MG is a 300 grain FMJ at 2,650 fps.
- .338 Norma Magnum
- 24 Pounds
- 49 inches
- 500 rounds per minute
- .338 Norma Magnum
- 300gr Sierra HPBT, FMJ, AP
- Muzzle Velocity 2650 FPS
- 24 inch barrel
- 1700 meters effective range
- 5642 meters maximum range
- uses M192 tripod
There's more at the Firearm Blog and on Anthony Williams forum.
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