I am aware the Famas is being used with steel case ammo,is the ammo that is currently being issued for these rifles also using a steel jacket projectile?.And if so is this type of projectile causing premature wear to the barrel/rifling in these rifles?.
The cartridges presently used by the French Armed Forces are US made and imported from Lake City Army Ordnance Plant in the M193 standard (.55 grains ball).
Thje reason is simple : France does not produce its military ammunitions.
Is it steel case ammo specifically being made for the Famas,or their regular brass case ammo made for the M16.I have only ever had their 5.56 cartridges with the brass case.
E.G. France is belatedly adopting the SS109/M855 62gr. cartridge, yes?
BTW: Is it the case that the FELIN standard is being done by Beretta?
Also, if you'd field another question: Any truth to the French armed forces settling on two possible replacements: Either the FN SCAR or the HK 416?
The SS 109 developped for the FN Minimi in 1980 is the NATO current standard, the French reference for it is F4 (produced from 1982 until 1999 by GIAT at Le Mans together with the F1 ammunition).
The barrel for the FELIN with a 1/7" twist are supplied by Beretta, the work to upgrade the Famas to FELIN standard with these barrels is done by NEXTER at Tulle.
The Famas will still be in use after the adoption of a new rifle, to be nominated next December from 5 contenders
The 'new' 5.56 projectile,which will supposedly become standard across most Western militaries,is a 77 grain bullet.I am told,by someone testing them down here for service use,that they have a very looping trajectory at extended ranges.And probably just too heavy for this relatively light caliber.
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