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I've recently had the chance to try out some PDWs, so I've duly updated the article on my website: http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/PDWs.htm

I've posted a pictorial report on my website: http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/Eurosat08.htm Enjoy!

Machine Gun, the new book by Max Popenker and myself, is now being advertised by the publisher, The Crowood Press. As you might expect, it contains a lot about ammo.

I have revamped my web article Assault Rifles and their Ammunition: History and Prospects to include more detail about early developments and bring the present situation up to date. URL is http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/Assault.htm Here's a pic from it showing current and possible future...

I know very little about shotguns, so please bear with me as I ask some basic questions: I know that saboted slug rounds are designed to be used only with rifled barrels (as are some other types of slug; Remington's BuckHammer, for instance). However, I also understand that firing shot loads...

I have updated the article "Basic Ballistics" on my website, here: http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/ballistics.htm

Has anyone ever offered a carbine in 10mm auto or the necked down version, the 9mm Dillon? (other than the HK MP5/10) These high-velocity rounds would seem to be a much better match with a long carbine barrel than most pistol calibres, yet the rounds would still fit in a handgrip magazine. A...

I've been asked to help with a problem which I can't solve with the info I have, so I'm hoping that someone on this grate sight will know! A man was struck by a .22LR bullet, and calculations showed an angle of descent of the bullet of 40 degrees. What range would it have been fired at? It...

In 2004 Portugal announcd the results of a competition for a new 5.56mm rifle and LMG (plus a 9mm pistol), to replace the 7.62mm G3 rifle and the HK21, MG42-59 and MG3 MGs, plus Walther P38 and PP pistols, and some SIG 543 5.56mm rifles. Winner of the rifle contest was the HK G36, but...

I have added a new article to my website to consider the pros and cons of bullpups vs traditional military rifles, here: http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/bullpups.htm

I have updated the PDW article on my website, here: http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/PDWs.htm

I have posted a new article on my website in an attempt to summarise and clarify some of the issues involved with the terminal effectiveness of small-arms ammunition. Comments welcomed as usual. The link is here: http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/terminal.htm

I have updated my article on the SA80, with particular emphasis on the last section on the future choice of rifle for the British Army: http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/SA80.htm

I have updated and considerably extended my article on Personal Defence Weapon ammunition, to include the choice of weapons as well. See: http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/PDWs.htm

Those of you who have read my novel Scales will recall a certain weapon called the P.A.W. (Personal Assault Weapon) featuring in the climax of the book. I didn't invennt it: it does exist (although still in the development stage) and I have put together a brief article about it on my website...

I've updated the article on the history of assault rifle ammo on my website, both to add some more historical information and to bring it up to date with the latest developments. It's HERE Tony Williams: Military gun and ammunition website and discussion forum

A few months back there was a debate on this forum about the performance of US small arms and ammunition in Iraq, and someone posted some comments from an official report on this issue, summarising soldiers' views. Can anyone point me to that report please? Tony Williams: Military gun and...

A couple of years ago the USMC acquired a dozen each of the FN 5.7mm P90 and the HK 4.6mm MP7 to carry out an evaluation with a view to selecting one. Can anyone point me to the outcome of that evaluation? Thanks in advance. Tony Williams: Military gun and ammunition website and discussion forum

Jane's Defence Weekly has published this week an article of mine arguing that the US decision to replace their family of 5.56mm small arms provides a rare opportunity to review the choice of calibre. It argues for a comparative evaluation of the 5.56mm Mk 262, 6.8mm Rem SPC and 6.5mm Grendel...

Revised updates page for the book here: http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/ARupdates.htm Book details here: http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/Assault%20Rifle.htm Tony Williams: Military gun and ammunition website and discussion forum