Explore the fascinating evolution of caseless ammunition - from WWII experiments to modern innovations like the G11. Why hasn't this game-changing tech replaced traditional bullets? Discover the ...

Polymer caseless ammunition could not absorb heat, which would then radiate throughout the receive and/or barrel. Interestingly, the G11’s single-stack magazines are loaded horizontally above ...

The Heckler & Koch G11 assault rifle. The sleek gas-operated G11 was particularly noteworthy for chambering 4.72x33mm caseless ammunition and a bullpup design intended to eliminate the ejection cycle.

The case-less ammunition for the HK G11. This last function describes the G11's ability to fire three rounds at the astonishing rate of 2,000 rounds per minute, or around 33 rounds per second.

An additional benefit with going with caseless ammunition was the elimination of additional openings for contamination. Lacking an ejection port, the G11's chamber remains relatively sterile.

April 14, 2017: The U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army agree they may have finally found a caseless ammunition design that will work reliably in combat and be much (37 percent) lighter than conventional ...

June 11, 2021: For about a decade the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army have been seeking caseless ammunition or polymer (instead of brass) cased ammunition that would work reliably in combat and be ...

But this was no plastic prop. It fired a unique type of lightweight caseless ammo at a rate of 33 bullets per second. ... Despite these qualities, the G11 was a complicated, ...

Well, it looks as if the Army has again officially opened the can of worms that is the debate revolving around a replacement for the M16/M4. With this go around however, the Army says all ...