I was readin the Q&A from the IC and noticed one response stated CL was a environmental pollutant. Does this mean the Army is moving away from CL? Given the recent turn for goin green I found this interesting.
Okay, I just skimmed through the IC thread, but didn’t find the reference to CL. What does CL stand for?
Chrome lining
Man, I knew I was reading too much into it. Thanks.
Lead is an environmental pollutant. Is the Army moving away from lead?
I’m not familiar with whatever you are referring to, but is there anything else to it besides somebody saying/finding that chrome lining is an environmental pollutant?
The Q&A does not do much to really tell you alot but this is it.
- Is chrome lined barrel considered an environmental pollutant?
RESPONSE: Yes.
I wondered if it wasnt a requirement to be environmentally friendly after the whole “green” ammo thing, but making them ask if CL was “green”.
I thought that’s what the green ammo was, a move away from lead.
I don’t know much about the green ammo.
It seems to partially answer my question, perhaps the Army is moving away from lead? I don’t know, that’s why I asked.
Looks like some research on green ammo is in order. I"ll add it to my list of things to look into for the sake of being aware.
It was, I was asking if the army was moving away from CL to make their guns green
Green ammo?What’s next bombing the enemy with hugs and kisses? The military’s job is to destroy America’s enemies, foreign and domestic (there are plenty of both right now). It’s not there to play enviro-politics.
The way things are going, Hussein is going to have the military itself classified as an environmental pollutant and move towards a “greener” alternative. A kinder, gentler Islamophilic force. This treason disguised as Care Bear bullshit has gone way too far.
Don’t worry, my HMMWV engine still has a data plate that says it can pollute as much as it wants to and the EPA can suck it.
My definition of “green ammo” is whatever is the least expensive.
The concern is pollution at facilities in the US.
Some rag posted about the new green ammo the arming is looking into. They were saying it was a big step down in performance and higher costs. I’ll look for it to post a link.
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The Green ammo is M855A1, I know InfinateGrim had some he did gel tests on but was pulled due to being “classified” that said the gel test he did was very very impressive. R0N also posted costs for the Marines and it was .11C more than MK318SOS, and .20C more than M855, so while it is more expensive its not a huge amount.
Can we stick to the topic at hand about chrome lining and less on the M855A1.
.20C isn’t a huge amount??
Does that mean $0.20…per round? Or am I missing something?
It seems to me that, for their cost, that would be a HUGE difference, wouldn’t it?
LMFAO… if the “Greenies” think a CL barrel is bad for the environment. They should look at what a Prius (or any hybrid)… specifically the nickel in the batteries does to the environment.
so stupid :rolleyes:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/55588787/US-Army-IC-Q-A18-APR-2011
Almost two years old. I wouldn’t worry about it.
.20c over M855 for a round that actually works and is being made on older less efficient machines. I am ok with paying .20c more for a round that actually fragments and actually works a whole lot better than M855 according to InfiniteGrims gel tests back when he had them available to see.
It is .11c more expensive than MK318 SOS.
Considering our training and operation budgets are being slashed, that .20 over M855 is a significant number for questionable gains.