New M855A1 Enhanced Performance Round for the US Army

[762shooter]

http://www.smashwords.com/extreader/read/138472/1/in-search-of-lethality-green-ammo-and-the-m855a1-enhanced-performance-round

 

[BattleRife]

One wonders how they were able to use a bismuth-tin core and keep costs only "slightly higher" than the M855. Those materials cost 10x what lead does, and thier cost is only going to go up as they get incorporated into more and more applications, driving up demand.

 

[alter3d]

One wonders how they were able to use a bismuth-tin core and keep costs only "slightly higher" than the M855. Those materials cost 10x what lead does

Anything less than a factor of 50 is a small increase as far as government is concerned.

 

[Ardent]

Good read