Don’t most western countries use a mild steel jacketed bullet instead of a copper jacket?
I’m figuring if chrome lined barrels are the standard for mg’s and rifles, then mild steel jacketed bullets would be more economical than copper.
probably wont have the fragmentation characteristics if you went with a mild steel jacket.
Some European militaries issue or have issued ammo with cupronickle jackets, commonly called “Tombac” in Europe. This was especially common with 1940’s- 1950’s Czechoslovak 9x19 and 8mm Mauser.
Actually, the old German DAG ammo with a mild steel jacket fragmented exceedingly well.
The German G1 (FAL), G3 and Spanish CETME Modelo C’s, as well as the Austrian (non NATO) StG-58’s (FAL) never had chromed barrels, and they did just fine with the mild steel jacketed ammo that was issued for them.
I’m looking at West German 1980’s vintage DAG right now and indeed it does have the C/N jacket. Very good ammo- saving it for a rainy day.
ETA- I’ve shot lots of Swiss manufactured 7.5x55 and 5.56, they both feature C/N jackets. Top quality ammo and no discernible loss of accuracy in my 1949 vintage K-31…