Future Ammo in the Army is a Tactical Game Changer

[The Lawspeaker]

Plastic cased telescoped ammo and polymer cased 6.8 mm cartridges might be the way of future military weapon systems. We're talking about a potential 40% reduction in weight which means we can toss an extra hundred rounds on you while keeping the weight the same. Target shooting could be a lot more fun with those bad boys as well. In all seriousness, composite ammo is making a huge leap in advances thanks to new manufacturing techniques. These new 6.8 mm Next Generation Squad Weapons will replace the M-16 and the M249 current 5.56 rounds.

[PaleoEuropean]

I think durability is the biggest factor, I have washed and dried (accident) ammo in my washing machine/dryer and took it out to the range with no problem.