But in order to build a rifle that could use cased telescoped ammo, the LSAT team had to incorporate several changes in the chamber design - changes that actually benefit the system's performance.

The LSAT weapon prototypes came in two versions. One used ammo with a CTA telescoped case, and the other was caseless. The CTA ammo was ready for use first while the caseless stuff was still in ...

With a basic load of 1,000 rounds, the LSAT light machine gun and its cased telescoped ammunition is 20.4 pounds lighter than a traditional SAW with the same amount of standard, brass-cased ...

The so-called "cased telescoped" ammunition program, which is part of the Army's Lightweight Small Arms Technologies program, has shown promise over the past couple years and earned some funding ...

The 7.62mm Cased Telescoped System (CTS) machine gun weighs 14.7 pounds, with 800 rounds of ammunition weighing 31 pounds, for a total weight of 45.7 pounds. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lucas ...

Here's a Kit Up! exclusive...We obtained the only publicly released video of an Army test shoot with the experimental M-249 SAW-like machine gun firing cased telescoped ammo. %embed1% A couple ...

Cased Telescoped Ammunition. Ammunition; Cased and Telescopic: The U.S. Army’s Ammo Is Evolving Here’s What You Need to Know: Enter the Lightweight Small Arms Technologies (LSAT) program.

New Experimental Army Rifle Uses "Telescoped" Ammunition. New ammo technology allows for more powerful, compact bullets. By Kyle Mizokami Published: Sep 28, 2016 4:00 PM EDT.

November 23, 2017 Topic: Security Region: North America. Blog Brand: The Buzz Tags: Cased Telescoped Ammunition Ammo Ammunition U.S. Army Military Technology Cas.

The ammunition is 40% lighter, too, meaning that a 100rd "nutsack" of the polymer cased telescoped ammunition weighs just over 2lbs, instead of 3.3 for regular brass cased 5.56. Still not impressed?

September 11, 2021: An American firm (True Velocity) put its new plastic (composite) case ammo on sale for the first time. The initial offering was the popular, with hunters and snipers, .308 ...