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Lightweight cartridges developed for the US army are now available on the civilian market. Yesterday, August 17, the portal thefirearmblog.com He reported that the company True Velocity has started retail sale of cartridges with a composite sleeve.

Previously, plastic casings were used only for smoothbore weapons, but now this "privilege" has become available to owners of rifled barrels. The first new cartridges, which are 30% lighter than analogues with a metal sleeve, can be tested by owners of weapons in caliber .308 Win.

The True Velocity cartridge .308 Win

Image source: thefirearmblog.com

For innovation, you will have to pay extra — the retail cost of True Velocity .The 308 Win in the US is $70 for a pack of 20 cartridges ($3.5 per cartridge).

Characteristics of the True Velocity cartridge .308 Win

Image source: thefirearmblog.com

Rifled cartridges with a plastic sleeve were developed as part of the American program to create a new generation of small arms. Back in 2004, the development of Lightweight Small Arms Technologies (LSAT) began as part of the Joint Service Small Arms Program (JSSAP), launched to standardize the weapons of the US Army. The goal of LSAT is to develop fundamentally new ammunition and small arms that will be lighter and more compact than the samples that are in service with the American army today. It is known that American Special Operations Forces are already switching to cartridges with a plastic sleeve.

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