Rifles like M16 and AK47s and sniper rifles?
Sub-machine guns such as MP5s and machine guns?
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November 14th, 2009 at 11:10 am
As far as I know, the material in armor piercing small arms ammo is hardened steel. So far as I know, depleted uranium is used only in larger calibers. You asked it it CAN be used in small arms ammo and I suppose it could but small arms don’t have the extremely high velocity nor the mass of the larger calibers such as cannons so may not be able to derive the advantage that depleted Uranium offers in these larger calibers.
November 14th, 2009 at 11:10 am
I think the smallest rounds are 20mm. I don’t think there is any point in going smaller. Even if they made them they would be too small to penetrate tank armor or the other things that DU rounds are used for. I doubt the increasing penetrating power would be worth it when you consider the health risks. Shooting them at a target hundreds of meters away from inside a tank or helicopter with an air filter is much less risky than shooting them at a person or vehicle less than a hundred meters away while wearing a regular uniform and maybe putting on a gas mask.
November 14th, 2009 at 11:10 am
Can it? Sure. Get your hands on some DU and a smidgen of either titanium or molybendium, and you could cast your own staballoy bullets.
Since DU is about twice as dense as lead, the bullets would weigh roughly twice as much as conventional bullets. So, while they would fire, you would probably see a decrease in accuracy since the rifling wouldn’t stabilize them properly. And a decrease in both velocity and range because, well, they’re heavier.
I imagine that at close range, they would pack an impressive wallop in terms of kinetic energy. Penetration may not be what you’d expect, since the unstabilized bullet may tumble, and hit tail-first or side-first.
November 14th, 2009 at 11:10 am
If you don’t mind glowing in the dark and having children with three heads and a tail then you should be able to process it into almost any caliber shell; but what is the purpose?
November 14th, 2009 at 11:10 am
I would imagine the hardness of DU could make an armor piercing core more effective. It could also provide for different patterns of fragmentation. I am really not an expert.