To: 68skylark
It's basically a 60s style "beehive" round for the 120 main gun there's nothing new about the design just the caliber.Now if they'll bring back the 40mm shot shell for the M203 we'll be in business.
30 posted on
12/05/2005 11:22:42 AM PST by
edchambers
(Neocon foot-soldier of the Haliburton death squad)
To: edchambers
Now if they'll bring back the 40mm shot shell for the M203 we'll be in business.IIRC, there were problems with trying to fire the shot-shell from the M203 (M-16 barrel was within dispersion pattern of shotgun round of underslung M203), which is why units in VN tried to hang on to their M79s.
To: edchambers
Nice that the M1A1s gun is smooth bore.
82 posted on
12/05/2005 12:34:21 PM PST by
dhs12345
(w)
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