Any recommendations for books on the Troubles/Irish Republicanism? I'm interested in everything from the revolutionary period to the more recent shit with the PIRA/INLA. Neutrality strongly preferred obviously.
I've wondered this too, and I like how you are putting emphasis on fragments since they do the bulk of the killing. One thing you need to clarify though, is how is it linked? Is it riveted or butted? I can't see either holding up to much force. (Certainly not butted.) Could modern links be welded or something? Considering chain mail still exists for protection against knives yet sees no use for fragments/bullets would suggest to me it doesn't really do anything better than existing soft body armour.
Why does a squeeze bore increase muzzle velocity?
How does it compare to a smooth bore barrel firing sabotted ammunition? (Or a barrel with a very slow twist?)
Could a barrel be squeeze bore and use sabotted cartridges assuming it had a slow twist?