Sig Sauer Wins NGSW (XM5): They Understood the Assignment
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Sig Sauer Wins NGSW (XM5): They Understood the Assignment

Get ready for some serious armchair quarterbacking. The US Army has made it’s choice on the Next Gen Weapon System (NGSW), and that choice was the Sig Sauer entry, which shall be designated the XM5 until it hits operational status. It’s a modification of their MCX-SPEAR platform, chambered in something that is either exactly or…

Old Ballistics Spreadsheet: A Repost
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Old Ballistics Spreadsheet: A Repost

A long time ago, I wrote an article that began my dark journey into the crunchiest of crunch. It was my first article, and my first professional gaming-related publication. Interior and Terminal Ballistics for GURPS The goal was to take the smallest set of inputs and get to a GURPS damage value, matching a whole…

Sunday is GunDay: RM277 6.8mm Bullpup Rifle
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Sunday is GunDay: RM277 6.8mm Bullpup Rifle

Earlier this week I published a Reloading Press article on the .277 SIG Fury, a proprietary high-pressure cartridge whose case is constructed in three pieces to handle the colossal 80,000 psi that is needed to meet the latest US Army requirement to fling a 135 grain, 6.8mm projectile out of a 16″ barrel at speeds…