Drum-Type High-Capacity Magazines For 0.499 Caliber Ammunition For M-4 And M-16 Rifles

Andreas Hellstrand, M.S. University of Utah, May 2006

The US Coast Guard and US Navy has asked for a magazine that can hold up to 60 of the 0.499 caliber ammunition. Because the size of stick-type magazine is prohibitive, a drum-type magazine has to be designed and tested.