What Was the Powder Used During Early Vietnam?

[Byron]

Rodfac, I know the feeling of The Wall. March 5,69, my company took about 70% casualties in a 36 hour battle. If not for our CO, I do not think any of us would have walked off 947.

 

[IMtheNRA]

Alsaqr - if you'd share your 3031 load data for 55-gr bullets, I'd love to see it. In my experiments with 3031, I found the ammo to be a somewhat smokey and a little less accurate at 100 yards than my usual loads with TAC and V-133. I'm using 20-inch 1/7 and 1/8 barrels, as well as 16-inch 1/7 barrel.

Just for fun, I'd like to experiment with 3031 some more, so your successful load data would provide a nice starting point.

 

[dap22]

From what I seem to remember, the root of 'the problem' was a gent by the name of McNamara and his cost saving measures in the Dept Of Defense.

Now, it seems as if we are traveling down that same road one more time. I wonder what the cost will be this time?

salty

Absolutely! I actually got sick reading his book "In Retrospect". I despise the man.

Dustoff 22
45th Medical Company Air Ambulance (III & IV Corps)
RVN 67-68