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| EXPERIMENTAL 5.56x45mm "Duplex" Colt Phase 3, "Yellow Tip" for "Fluoroscoped" |
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| In the late 1980s Colt & Winchester
submitted a few different experimental "Duplex" (2 projectiles to the cartridge, one behind the other) to the US Military Trials. These are one type for those "Phase III" experimental trial tests. This cartridge has a "YELLOW TIP" as it was "Fluoroscoped" which refers to the fact the rounds were run under an X-ray to insure the second lower projectile was alined straight with the neck of the case behind the first exposed projectile. The idea of the duplex cartridge loading is to launch two projectiles per firing to increase the odds of hitting the target (and/or) two holes in the enemy is better than one. I believe they would of had problems keeping the second projectile in place inside the case without the extended neck version and the idea never really caught on; (to my limited knowledge) the U.S. Military does not use or have any duplex cartridges in their arsenal. Head Stamped WCC 88 for Winchester, 1988 |
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| $ 29.75 per Cartridge |
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