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Re:Colt is ending production of AR-15s by blaser-waffle on Friday September 20, 2019 @02:32PM (#21029831)
> They banned the G11 to set precedent. Now any mass market firearm that uses caseless ammunition is immediately on the chopping block.

Caseless ammo isn't a thing in any practical sense. It has serious technical short comings related to heat dispersion, transport, sourcing, and reloadability.

There are no mass market firearms, military or civilian, that use caseless ammo. There were never more than a 1000 G11s, and they were never for the community. Other casesless options simply aren't a thing -- has anyone ever heard of the Voere VEC-91? Or the Armtech C30R?

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Re:Colt is ending production of AR-15s by sunkenvicar on Friday September 20, 2019 @03:13PM (#21030187)
Perhaps I wasn’t clear. Antis are playing the long game. Caseless ammo will one day be practical and it will be revolutionary.

In Canada antis will use the existing G11 ban to ban caseless ammo. Bans beget more bans until complete disarmament is achieved. This is their playbook.

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