caseless ammunition rifle system
1Caseless ammunition — as a type of small arms ammunition eliminates the cartridge case that typically holds the primer, propellant, and projectile together as a unit. Caseless ammunition is an attempt to reduce the weight and cost of ammunition by dispensing with the… …
2M16 rifle — Rifle, 5.56 mm, M16 From top to bottom: M16A1, M16A2, M4A1, M16A4 Type Assault rifle Place  …
3Assault rifle — An assault rifle is a selective fire rifle or carbine (not to be confused with a semi automatic only replica) firing ammunition with muzzle energies intermediate between those typical of pistol and high powered rifle ammunition. Assault rifles… …
4Advanced Combat Rifle — The Advanced Combat Rifle was a US Army program to find a replacement for the M16 assault rifle. The program s total cost is approximately $300 million US Dollars. [ Objective Infantry Combat Weapon.… …
5T86 assault rifle — 5.56 mm T86 assault rifle T86 with T85 grenade launcher. Type Assault rifle Place of origin …
6Muzzle-loading rifle — RMLS redirects here. For the real estate databases in various countries, see Multiple Listing Service. A muzzle loading rifle (often abbreviated RML) is a gun in which the projectile and propelling charge is loaded through the muzzle (i.e. the… …
7Cartridge (firearms) — From left: .50 BMG, .300 Win Mag, .308 Winchester, 7.62×39mm, 5.56×45mm NATO, .22LR. A cartridge, also called a round, packages the bullet, gunpowder and primer into a single metallic case precisely made to fit the firing chamber of a firearm …
8Dreyse needle gun — Needle gun Type Bolt action Place of origin …
9Lightweight Small Arms Technologies — The Lightweight Small Arms Technologies (LSAT) program is funded by the Joint Service Small Arms Program, with the goal of significantly reducing the weight of small arms and their ammunition. [http://www.nrapublications.org/TAR/LSAT.asp] ]… …
10Internal ballistics — Internal ballistics, a subfield of ballistics, is the study of a projectile s behavior from the time its propellant s igniter is initiated until it exits the gun barrel. The study of internal ballistics is important to designers and users of… …
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