7.62×37mm Musang

The 7.62×37mm Musang is an assault rifle cartridge developed and manufactured in the Philippines by the Government Arsenal for use by the military in special operations and close quarter battle.[1] The round's case is derived from the 5.56×45 mm NATO, but necked-up to accept a 250 grain bullet intended for subsonic speeds and loaded with handgun-grade propellants. The new cartridge was developed based on previous lessons learned from the development of the Night Fighting Weapon System.[2] The cartridge is intended to offer improved lethality over 9mm and 5.56mm rounds in subsonic loads for use in CQB and suppressed weapons.[3]

Much like the 300 AAC Blackout the Musang cartridge can be loaded into STANAG magazines (with 25 rounds able to fit into a standard 30-round M16 magazine) and requires only a barrel change to be used on an AR-15 platform. The cartridge is used on the Government Arsenal's 10-inch barreled Musang PDW, which is based on the M4/M16 platform.[3]

The 7.62×37mm Musang round is unrelated to the Soviet 7.62×39mm M43 round.

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References

  1. ↑ "G.A. Bulletin October 2012" (PDF FILE). Official website of the Government Arsenal. Government Arsenal. p. 6. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.firearmstalk.com/entries/The-New-Musang-AR-round.html
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kathleen Reotutar (June 2014). "G.A. Bullet-in June 2014" (PDF FILE). Official website of the Government Arsenal. Government Arsenal. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 21 September 2014.