I assume a gunsmith is capable of reproducing an older firearm model that can accept modern ammunition, but can they convert an antique to accept the modern ammo? How much would they charge to convert granddads old rifle to caseless ammunition? How much to build a copy that can?
The Karma pistol my character has doesn't eject any cases. It has a. Muzzle flash and is being loaded a magazine so it has to be firing conventional bullets as. Opposed to being a linear accelerator (or "rail gun"/"gauss rifle" in common terms). Considering bullets work in space: it'd make sense for it use some kind of propelled bullet.
Modern Caseless ammunition is limited due to cost and more a few problems such as heat (nitrocellulose, aka smokeless propellent, ignites at 170°C/338°F/443K meaning I baked cookies at a temperature unsafe for the bullets). This is metigated in normal guns as the case acts a s a heat sink when ejected from the gun. However with 1 thousand years more time to develop the tech: it'd make sense for them to integrate better cooling into their guns to be able to fire caseless ammo in planets with surface Temps above 450K, they probably also synthesized a better propellant as well.
The manufacturing cost is negligent considering the scale of the expansion and tech observed elsewhere
it looks like a weapon from infinite warfare in my opinion.i should've looked like G11 since it would actually fit the time period.
Im building a caseless ammunition pistol and as there are no actual weapons made for such ammo, do you have any suggestions or features that i should add?
Hello all! I am currently doing some creative stuff and designing my own ground forces. While designing small arms, I ran into the decision whether to use brass cased ammunition, or to go full sci-fi and try caseless. I researched the ACR program from the 80’s and 90’s, but I was still left with some questions;
1.) If caseless ammunition leaves nothing to be extracted at the end of the firing cycle (similar to needle rifles with paper cartridges?), do they still have extractors?
1a.) If they don’t have extractors, how would you eject a F2F (tap, rack, bang)? Is caseless ammunition rimmed in some way with the gel it’s made out of?
2.) If the “case” is made out of propellant, wouldn’t the heat generated in the breach from just a few moments of rapid or cyclic fire become a problem for uncontrolled discharge, or even out of battery discharges?
2a.) without an ejection phase, wouldn’t the heat generated without a case be much greater? Like there is less of a way to exhaust heat?
3.) How well does it handle feeding. Sure it’s great it can take a rifle BCG, but what about the very heavy slam of an open bolt machine gun? Would open bolt support weapons require sturdier ammunition?
4.) How does the ammunition react to exposure to water or dirt. How would it have to be packaged for delivery to the user?
5.) If an infantryman is carrying loads of this stuff in kit, is there any possibility it could be damaged due to the lack of a hard case? I’ve never just carried ammunition loose, but funny things happen when you have to unpack and stuff things in and out of a pack. How soldier durable is caseles, I guess?
I know these are weird and oddly specific but it’s been haunting me. Anything is appreciated!
Is it gated by a level requirement? I've been rotating between buster and Mai Da Chiang for a couple of in-game days and neither have sold any 4.7 caseless ammunition
Hi, this is a copy of a post I made in /r/WarCollege which unfortunately received no responses so I'm trying again on here.
I recently came across the page linked to below while browsing some websites related to the Volcanic Rifle and its ammunition, commonly classified as caseless. According to the page the Rocket Ball ammunition used by the Volcanic Rifle was actually a borderline case and while at first I thought the author was speaking nonsense upon further reflection I began to think he actually had a point, as the Rocket Ball ammunition does indeed feature a 'cap' attached to the back of the bullet which even helped to seal the breech upon firing, quite like a modern cartridge. I was wondering if any of the people on here could share their thoughts with me on the topic and I have included the Rocket Ball patent below for ease of reference.
http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Volcanic_Repeater
https://patents.google.com/patent/US5701A/en
While it never saw full production Heckler and Koch developed a bullpup rifle that used amunition without cases, and therefor had no need for ejection. Instead the "case" was made out of explosives that burnt up on firing, and propelled the bullet in place of powder. Taken further in a sci-fi setting I believe this could be a way to use firearms that don't care about a oxygen environment and can be used easily in space, don't leave cases behind to prevent tracking or environmental influence, and may be easier to produce if metal is scarce but hydro-carbons are readily available. While the G11 (and it even looks like a sci-fi weapon) had its problems, they could be waved away by certain future innovations.
I believe this weapon could be a way to draw a clear line between present and future without jumping to lasers, or could be used to explain away accidentally not animating in the cases while firing.
Pros: No dirt getting in if it doesn't open, no cleaning up cases, and an oxygenated blasting compound doesn't need air.
Cons: Maybe more build up in barrel, chamber must be sealed from magazine to prevent chain reactions turning the mag into a grenade.
Would it not be cheaper to make and lighter weight due to no casing as well as being more environmentally friendly (even if that isnt a big focus for the military)?
I can't figure out how the powder in caseless ammo is held together. Is it just pressed or do they use some kind of binder?
