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If the new round is running at the claimed speed out of a 14 inch barrel, then of course it will perform better in the tests than the old ammo that wasn't making the MV because of the short barrel. Hyperbole aside, the guys at NSWC Crane do an honest job of evaluating contract submissions against the criteria provided. There is a high probability that the criteria have been provided by the contractor through political channels in the first place but still, unless we are prepared to reopen Frankford Arsenal and go back into the business of making our own gunpowder and cartridges we are more or less dependent on the contractors to demonstrate what they consider to be possible at the time. It's unlikely that anyone familiar with the subject really believes that 5.56 is "Barrier Blind" if the barrier is much more than concealment but at some point .50BMG rounds can be stopped too so the Devil is once again found in the details.
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