Editing Caseless ammunition
Warning: You are not logged in.
Your IP address will be recorded in this page's edit history.The edit can be undone.
Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
Latest revision | Your text | ||
Line 28: | Line 28: | ||
==Modern caseless firearms== | ==Modern caseless firearms== | ||
− | One of the first caseless firearm and ammunition systems produced was actually made by [[Daisy Outdoor Products|Daisy]], the [[airgun]] maker, in 1968. The V/L Rifle used a .22 caliber (5.5 mm) low powered caseless round with no primer. The rifle was basically a spring-piston air rifle, but when used with the V/L ammunition the energy from the compression of the piston heated the air behind the caseless cartridge enough to ignite the propellant, and this generated the bulk of the energy of firing. The [[Daisy V/L]] Rifle system was discontinued in 1969 after the [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|BATF]] ruled that it was not an airgun, but a firearm, which Daisy was not licensed to produce.<ref>S. P. Fjestad. Blue Book | + | One of the first caseless firearm and ammunition systems produced was actually made by [[Daisy Outdoor Products|Daisy]], the [[airgun]] maker, in 1968. The V/L Rifle used a .22 caliber (5.5 mm) low powered caseless round with no primer. The rifle was basically a spring-piston air rifle, but when used with the V/L ammunition the energy from the compression of the piston heated the air behind the caseless cartridge enough to ignite the propellant, and this generated the bulk of the energy of firing. The [[Daisy V/L]] Rifle system was discontinued in 1969 after the [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|BATF]] ruled that it was not an airgun, but a firearm, which Daisy was not licensed to produce.<ref>S. P. Fjestad. {{#Widget:Amazon/Blue Book 36}}[[category:pages with Amazon widgets]], 13th Ed.. Blue Book Publications.</ref> |
Several [[assault rifle]]s have used caseless ammunition. One of the better-known weapons of this type is the [[Heckler & Koch G11|G11]] made by [[Heckler & Koch]]. Although the rifle never entered full production, it went through a number of prototype stages as well as field testing before being put aside in favour of a more conventional firearm, the [[Heckler & Koch G36|G36]], which was also cheaper. | Several [[assault rifle]]s have used caseless ammunition. One of the better-known weapons of this type is the [[Heckler & Koch G11|G11]] made by [[Heckler & Koch]]. Although the rifle never entered full production, it went through a number of prototype stages as well as field testing before being put aside in favour of a more conventional firearm, the [[Heckler & Koch G36|G36]], which was also cheaper. |