SIG's next generation squad weapons

September 14, 2019, 09:07 AM

Interesting. What's the advantage of a conventional brass case with a steel base?

https://www.thefirearmblog.com...ation-squad-weapons/

September 14, 2019, 12:04 PM

sigfreund

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Originally posted by Dawes:
Interesting. What's the advantage of a conventional brass case with a steel base?

Less of the more expensive brass is used.

In addition, for containing chamber pressure when the cartridge fires, the head is the most critical part. A steel case head might be able to handle higher pressures than brass. I believe there was some mention of the cartridge’s being able to produce higher velocities, and the steel head may have something to do with that.

FWIW, there are a couple of recent similar threads. Yours is the first with a decent description of the “hybrid” case, though.

https://sigforum.com/eve/forums...0601935/m/1680094064

https://sigforum.com/eve/forums...0601935/m/9160088064

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