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The Weirdest Ammo Ever Made: Folded Ammunition | Dead Caliber's Archive

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Ammo manufacturers *hate* this one simple trick... 👀 In this episode of Dead Caliber's Archive, we’re diving deep into one of the strangest, most experimental ammo concepts ever devised — Andrew J. Grandy's Folded Ammunition. From U-shaped cartridges to triplex rounds and 30mm variants, this is the wild side of Cold War weapons development they don’t teach you about.

Time Stamps
00:00 - Intro Gag - AI Post Spoof
00:43 - Introduction
1:50 - A "SWPIW" of the landscape
4:54 - Andrew J. Grandy's Big Idea
14:11 - Andrew J. Grandy's Legacy
18:30 - Close, Shoutouts, Credits, & Bloopers

What You’ll Learn in This Video
- The origins of Folded Ammo and Frankford Arsenal’s wildest designs
- How folded cartridges aimed to reduce weight and volume by up to 29%
- The connection between SPIW, the Advanced Combat Rifle program, and the future of military arms
- Why this design never made it past the prototype stage—and what legacy it leaves behind
- Modern parallels in True Velocity, .277 Fury, and Shell-Shock Tech

If you’re a fan of forgotten weapons, obscure military history, or just love good old-fashioned experimental madness in the world of firearms, you're going to love this.

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