Army breaks ground on state-of-the-art 6.8 mm ammunition production facility

[Talyn]

INDEPENDENCE, Missouri -- The U.S. Army's Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition, along with the Joint Munitions Command, officially broke ground on a new 6.8 mm ammunition production facility in support of the Next Generation Squad Weapon Program at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant on Wednesday, Feb. 5.

Army breaks ground on state-of-the-art 6.8 mm ammunition production facility

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[TEXASforLIFE]

Maybe @Bassbob will have a line on cheap ammo ! "He'll get it out 1 box a time and it didn't cost him a dime"

 

[KillerFord1977]

Maybe @Bassbob will have a line on cheap ammo ! "He'll get it out 1 box a time and it didn't cost him a dime"

I’m not waiting 10 years to get my box of ammo thats missing a fin and different headlights

 

[Bassbob]

I’m not waiting 10 years to get my box of ammo thats missing a fin and different headlights

Ammo has fins and headlights ?

Ah, Friday night.

 

[KillerFord1977]

Ammo has fins and headlights ?

Ah, Friday night.

I’m sure a music lover like yourself sees the reference to Johnny Cash from @TEXASforLIFE and I on that one.

… and no, it wasnt

 

[Bassbob]

I’m sure a music lover like yourself sees the reference to Johnny Cash from @TEXASforLIFE and I on that one.

… and no, it wasnt

Well, I'm not really a big Johnny Cash fan.

My grandpa worked his whole life as a tool and die maker for Emerson Electric. He brought all kinds of things home one piece at a time. I still have about 4 of those old, heavy, metal, electric oscillating fans. And a shop full of his tools I mostly don't know what they are or how to use them.

 

[Talyn]

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The 6.8x51mm, seen in SIG-loaded 113-grain ball for the NGSW program and a .277 Fury commercial load (white tip).

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

i believe the white-tipped are nosler 130ab's.

 

[Pitdogg2]

I wonder if the new cartridge metal that federal came up with will end the two part cartridge case?
The article presented here IIRC said it out performed the two piece cartridges.