CaselessAmmunition.com
Advantages
Links
Advantages of UCC Ammo over Conventional Ammunition:
a) Weighs less than half a typical shell.
b) Occupies about 40% less volume.
c) Approximately half the cost to manufacture.
d) 45% less expensive logistics (transportation, storage and handling).
e) Propellant is more stable and safer.
f) More reliable, consistent "solid propellant"
g) Excellent performance at longer ranges.
h) Waterproof and gun oil resistant.
i) No cartridge case to eject or jam.
j) Semi-conductor type primer ignited electronically.
k) Higher cook-off temperature (higher ignition temp = safer).
l) Versatility - adaptable to "Rocket and Missile Propulsion".
m) Residue-free combustion - substantially less cleaning required.
n) Electrical primer burns with no residue.
o) Environmentally friendly - no brass casings left behind.

Detailed Advantages over Conventional Ammo

Weighs less than half of conventional 5.56mm ammunition. More than twice the amount of ammo can be transported at same given weight and cost.

Occupies about 40% less Volume than Conventional Ammo.

Many more rounds, at less the weight, can be carried in same transport/storage space. "CTA" Cased Telescoped Ammunition (refer to illustration in Section 18).

More Accurate with Higher Firing Rate "Electrical Ignition"

Without any "lock time" (no moving parts like hammer and firing-pin) UCC ammunition detonates in less than 3 milliseconds after the trigger is pulled. There is no preliminary movement, as the primer is ignited by a specific electrical current. Note: the time it takes for a hammer and a firing pin to ignite a conventional round is about 10 milliseconds.

Total stabilization during firing is the result of extreme accuracy. In test results shot groups from 100m, impacted hole in hole. With the lack of an ejection portion of the firing cycle and fewer moving parts, UCC ammunition has a much higher rate of fire. Three round burst before muzzle-climb. This increases hit probability and needs a lot less ammo to hit target. Total stabilization while firing a conventional round is impossible. As the UCC propellant is a solid (not a powder) each round will fire equally and consistently.

More  Stable and Safer

UCC propellant and electrical primer can not detonate by impact, static, stray-current, fire, friction, shock or "EMP"(Electro Magnetic Pulse) as tested at the Frauenhofer Institute in Germany.

Safety Concern Conventional Round UCC Round

primer is impacted      detonates                                        will not detonate
static electricity & stray-current                no effect                                            no effect   
heat produced by friction                          can detonate                                   no effect
rounds are incinerated                             bullets fly randomly                         will burn not explode

      
Cartridge Case

With no casings to eject, the weapon system can be fired ambidextrously. No impediment to nearby shooters or equipment; no problems for jamming; needs no ejection-port (less dirt to enter weapon); no storage space required for spent casings; no consumption of expensive metals which require high production costs and causes pollution (Environmental Friendly).

More Reliable, Consistent and Powerful. "Solid Propellant"

Although the "semi-conductor" like electrical primer is ignited electronically, it will not detonate accidentally because the current that causes the detonation MUST be of the exact VOLTAGE and AMPERAGE. The electrical ignition system is particularly suitable for the development of weapons with "Fingerprint or Voice Recognition" technology. The primer ignites a booster, which is seated directly behind the bullet in every cartridge, which initiates the projectile movement down the bore. The booster ignites the rest of the propellant, which burns completely from the inside outwards. UCC ammunition is not water-soluble nor are the ballistics performance characteristics changed in wet conditions. Weapon oil will not affect the ballistics characteristics of UCC ammunition either. On the contrary, if weapon oil penetrates a conventional cartridge, the round becomes useless.

"Smoke-Less": Propellant, electrical primer and booster burn off fully, leaving no residue in chamber or barrel. 20,000 rounds can be fired before cleaning is necessary "NO FOULING". Even extreme temperature tests conducted at plus 120ºC (1020m/sec) and also minus 78ºC (910m/sec with ice build up on propellant) always fired "No Duds". Since the propellant is solid and through a special process, UCC ammo burns completely from the inside outwards, resulting in the most progressive burning characteristics that can be achieved. This results in lower peak-pressure in chamber with very high muzzle-velocities allowing for flatter trajectory, increasing hit probability and accuracy with very high impact energy. At any practical combat range, target can be hit without any prior calculations, regardless of target movement. Changing the sight on the weapon for ranges up to 300 Meters is not necessary.

Higher Cook-Off Temperature

Much of the resulting high chamber temperatures in conventional fully automatic weapons come from the friction created by removal of the expended and expanded casings in addition to heat-transfer from the barrel to the chamber. Automatic weapons using UCC ammunition take much longer to reach the "cook-off " temperature. Tests conducted at the STEYER plant in Austria reported that the sophisticated UCC propellants combined with RDX and HMX achieved results between 190 to 240 ºC compared to 135 ºC achieved by conventional ammunition..

Less Expensive Logistics

Without brass casings, and based on its reduced size, transportation costs of UCC ammo can be reduced by more than 50% and storage and handling costs reduced by about 40%.

Technological Advantages