Future Firearms Ammunition Technology 003: Sabots – Performance-Enhancing Shoes for Your Bullets

By Nathaniel F

One of the problems of small arms ammunition is that of swept volume. That is, the most ballistically efficient projectiles are the longest and thinnest ones, which cut through the air more easily than squatter, fatter projectiles. Yet, the best projectiles from a propulsion perspective are the widest ones, as they have the most area at […]

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