Clarification on "Inventor" of the 300 "Whisper"

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Clarification on "Inventor" of the 300 "Whisper"

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04-12-2011, 09:33 AM

rsilvers

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What are we asking?

Who was the first person to take 5.56mm brass, cut it down, and open it to 30 cal?

1969 for the Air Force's Colt IMP project - though it was 30mm case length so that with the bullet they wanted it would fit into a 221 Fireball sized gun.

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