Future Firearms Ammunition Technology 004: Flechettes – Why Fire Bullets, When You Can Fire Darts?

By Nathaniel F

In the last episode, we discussed how the most ballistically efficient projectiles are the longest, most slender ones, with the highest sectional density. This naturally leads to the idea of using a super long, rod-like projectile which would in theory have excellent ballistic characteristics… But there’s a problem with that: Unfortunately, modern rifle projectiles are spin-stabilized, […]

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