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	7.62 x 39 mm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The change was a response to the NATO switch from the 7.62 mm cartridge to 5.56 x 45 mm NATO.
		While a fragmenting round (like the 5.56 x 45mm) might cause massive tissue trauma and blood loss (and thus rapid incapacitation) on a lung or abdominal hit, the M67 has a greater chance of merely wounding the target.
		Since approximately 1990 the 7.62 x 39 mm cartridge has seen some use in hunting arms in the US for hunting game up to the size of whitetail deer, as it is approximately as powerful as the old.30-30 Winchester round.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/7.62_x_39_mm (993 words)

	Cartridge (firearms) - QuickSeek Encyclopedia
		In the 1950's it was the standard NATO cartridge for rifles, but recoil and weight proved problematic for the new assault rifles designs such as the FN FAL.
		.50 Browning Machine Gun is used in heavy machine guns and super-high-powered sniper rifles by NATO armies.
		For example, the 7.62 x 51 mm uses a bore diameter of 7.62 mm and has an overall case length of 51 mm.
	encyclopedia.quickseek.com /index.php/Cartridge_(firearms) (2792 words)

	Assault rifle - QuickSeek Encyclopedia
		The 5.56 × 45 mm NATO cartridge was developed in the 1960s, and was adopted for use in the M16 assault rifle.
		In the United States, Remington has developed the 6.8 mm Remington SPC cartridge, which is the same overall length at the 5.56 x 45 mm NATO round but fires a bullet the same caliber at the.270 Winchester hunting cartridge.
		The 9 mm Bergman was based on the 9 mm Parabellum, with reduced charge to reduce recoil in the MP18.
	encyclopedia.quickseek.com /index.php/Assault_rifle (2240 words)

	M249 Squad Automatic Weapon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		XM234 (5.56 x 45 mm, 6 x 45 mm)
		Both are 5.56 mm light machine guns manufactured by Fabrique Nationale (FN) and its subsidiaries.
		In reality, however, this practice should be limited to responsible burst firing (as dictated in the M249 technical manual) since 5.56 mm ammunition is prone to soften, shed jackets, and destabilize when the host firearm is subjected to abusive firing schedules.
	www.pole.ws /nph-proxy.pl/010110A/http/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M249 (2259 words)

	NATO Encyclopedia Article @ LaunchBase.net (Launch Base)
		NATO argued its nuclear weapons sharing arrangements did not breach the treaty as US forces controlled the weapons until a decision is made to go to war, at which point the treaty would no longer be controlling.
		This precipitates the relocation of the NATO Headquarters from Paris to Brussels by 16 October 1967.
		Many argue that NATO is in conflict with the prospect of deeper European integration in the fields of foreign policy and security within the framework of the EU institutions.
	www.launchbase.net /encyclopedia/NATO (2779 words)

	5.56 x 45 mm NATO - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		With the U.S. military adoption of the ArmaLite AR-15 as the M16 rifle in 1963, the.223 Remington was standardized as the 5.56 × 45 mm.
		The previous standard NATO round was the 7.62× 51 mm (based on the.300 Savage rifle cartridge and designed to replace the U.S. military's.30-06 Springfield rifle cartridge).
		NATO specification ammunition is generally not safe to constantly fire in.223 Remington-chambered rifles (which are mainly civilian sporting rifles).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/5.56_x_45_mm_NATO (1149 words)

	Miscellaneous Questions 4
		It must also be noted that all 5.56 x 45 mm NATO ammunition (such as US M855) requires a 1:9" twist or faster rifling to stabilize the long 62 gr ball bullet and a 1:7" twist to stabilize the extremely long tracer variation.
		The cartridge cases themselves are effectively identical with the exception that military and/or NATO specification rounds (those marked with the NATO "cross in circle" mark) may have thicker cases and are thus able to withstand stretching better when fired in loose chambered military weapons (done for reliability purposes).
		The cartridge cases themselves are substantially identical with the exception that the NATO specification rounds (those marked with the NATO "cross in circle" mark) have substantially thicker cases than the commercial variety and slightly different tolerances on some dimensions.
	www.frfrogspad.com /miscelld.htm (3302 words)

	7.62 mm Versus 5.56 mm - Does NATO Really Need Two Standard
		The other members of NATO adopted either the German G3 or the Belgian FN FAL as their standard 7.62mm NATO caliber service rifles.8 The 5.56 x 45mm cartridge and the M16 rifle was originally developed and unilaterally adopted by the United States in 1963 for initial employment in Southeast Asia.
		Although the selection of the 5.56 x 45mm cartridge was based on extensive testing, research, and documented battle per- formance, this intermediate power round is not the optimum ammu- nition and caliber for U. and NATO forces in the contemplated battlefields of the future.
		Thesis Statement Although the selection of the 5.56 x 45mm cartridge was based on extensive testing, research, and documented battle performance, this intermediate power round is not the optimum ammunition and caliber for U. and NATO forces in the contemplated battlefields of the future.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/report/1986/MVT.htm (4832 words)

	XM29 OICW
		The XM29 is a combination weapon, which has the 20 mm semi-automatic, magazine fed grenade launcher as its primary part, and the 5.56 mm compact assault rifle as its secondary part.
		ATK was responsible for system integration, and also developing the 20 mm Air Burst munitions; HK was responsible for both the 5.56 mm rifle and the 20 mm grenade launcher; Brashear worked on the sighting equipment and Omega provided the training means.
		In the latter mode the fuse is pre-programmed to explode the warhead at the preset range, which is calculated during the flight by counting the number of the grenade's rotations.
	www.free-download-soft.com /info/upgrading.html (1202 words)

	IMI Negev
		The ammunition is NATO standard 5.56 Ã— 45, either the US M855 or the European SS109.
		The IMI Negev is a light-weight, 5.56 mm calibre, belt-fed, bipod mounted, Israeli machine gun used as a squad assault weapon (SAW).
		It is being promoted as the standard light machine gun for all branches of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF).
	petsupplyer.com /wiki/index.php?title=IMI_Negev (370 words)

	FN P90 - Free net encyclopedia
		The SS190 5.7 x 28 mm round has higher penetration abilities than cartridges with similar recoil impulse, and can defeat the standard Warsaw Pact body armor (a layer of titanium and several layers of kevlar) at the ranges listed by the NATO requirement.
		As there have been few combat firings of the weapon, the true effect is yet undetermined, and many special forces such as the SAS and the Navy SEALs still prefer 5.56 x 45 mm carbines.
		The NATO requirement arose due to a problem with existing pistol caliber cartridges becoming increasingly ineffective at disabling troops equipped with body armor.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/P90 (1838 words)

	armada international: 6/99-001 (Full Article)
		Although the weapon represents a competitor to the 5.56 x 45 mm M-16A2 assault rifles and M4 carbines, the Israeli Army may find the full-length barrel in a compact configuration of a bullpup a better able to meet the demands of the harsh desert environment.
		Norinco of China offers a 5.56 x 45 mm version of its 5.8 mm Type 97 bullpup which was seen in its original calibre in the hands of Peoples Liberation Army soldiers at the ceremonies in Hong Kong in 1997 when Britain relinquished control over the territory to China.
		While other members of Nato and the Australians contemplate their own approaches to the small arms requirements of the next century, the French are not far behind their US counterparts in developing an infantry weapon system.
	www.armada.ch /99-6/001.htm (3105 words)

	MilCun Marksmanship Complex
		The C8CQB 5.56 mm Carbine is the lightweight, shorter version of the C8 carbine that can be used as an entry weapon in urban areas, and as a defensive weapon for armored personnel and aircrews or others requiring a compact weapon with the increased fire of 5.56 x 45 mm NATO Standard ammunition.
		The C8A2 5.56 mm Carbine is the heavy barrel carbine of the C7 family.
		The C7CT 5.56 mm Rifle is a semi-automatic Custom Tactical weapon used to effectively engage targets to a distance of 600 meters (660 yards).
	www3.sympatico.ca /milcun/tcarbine.htm (258 words)

	5.45 x 39 mm M74: Encyclopedia topic
		[follow hyperlink for more...]) round then in Soviet service, was likely developed based on Soviet observation of the American 5.56 × 45 mm (5.56 × 45 mm: 5.56 x 45 mm nato, similar to, and thus commonly called the remington.223 cartridge,...
		With the 5.45 mm bullet, the tumbling produced a maximum wound expansion twice, at 100 and 400 mm of depth.
		The Soviet 5.45 × 39 mm round was introduced into service in 1974 in the AK-74 (AK-74: the ak-74 assault rifle is the modernized version of the ak-47 developed in 1974,...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/545_x_39_mm_m74 (375 words)

	FAMAS -
		The FAMAS G2 weighs 3.8 kilograms and uses the 5.56 x 45 mm NATO cartridge.
		Its name was dubbed as Clarion 5.56 due to legal reasons.
		This proprietary French ammunition is of a different caliber then NATO's standard ammunition, and therefore, is incompatible with standard NATO weaponry.
	www.westendheights.com /mediawiki/index.php/FAMAS (708 words)

	AK-47 - Metaweb
		The various Warsaw Pact countries were mostly slowly converting to the new 5.45 x 39 mm cartridge when the Soviet Union ceased to exist, making various derivative 5.45 x 39 mm calibre rifles with varying degrees of slight difference from the Russian AK-74.
		The Afghans who fought the Soviet Union often referred to the 5.45 mm as "the poison bullet" because of its capacity to maim.
		Most AK type rifles, with thin 1.0 mm stamped receivers, are less stable as the bullet goes through the barrel and there is consequently greater random vibration and oscillation before the bullet leaves the muzzle, and are typically only capable of approximately six MOA accuracy.
	www.metaweb.com /wiki/wiki.phtml?title=AK-47&redirect=no (3591 words)

	M16 Resource Page - m16 rifle
		The M16 is a lightweight, 5.56 x 45 mm NATO, air cooled, gas operated, magazine fed rifle, with a rotating bolt, actuated by direct impingement gas operation.
		The British introduced a modified 5.56 mm round, using a longer and thinner bullet of 4.85 mm, mounted in the existing U.S. cartridges.
		The Steyr ACR used new flechette ammunition that was nominally called 5.56 mm, with a very high 4750 ft/s (1450 m/s) muzzle velocity.
	www.forensico.com /For-List_of_Firearms_M-/M16.html (6992 words)

	5.56 x 45 mm NATO: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic
		5.56 mm amunition was introduced for use in the American M16[for more facts and a summary of this subject, click this link] rifle in the 1960s (The decade from 1960 to 1969)
		Weapons using 5.56 mm ammunition (Projectiles to be fired from a gun)
		but it is fine to fire the.223 from firearms designed for the 5.56.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /ref/556_x_45_mm_nato3 (1626 words)

	AK-47.net: AK-100 Series
		Now having the Kalashnikovs in 5.56 x 45 mm IZHMASH seems to be ready to deal with those clients who were traditionally controlled by Western arms suppliers.
		When caliber 5.45 x 39 mm weapons were introduced into mass production to replace the rifles in 7.62 x 39 mm, it was discovered that most of the Russian traditional foreign customers would think twice before placing firm purchase orders.
		The geometry of the longer NATO case with least difference between the diameter of the case body and the bullet results in better fire accuracy.
	www.ak-47.net /ak47/ak100 (1245 words)

	Selection of best ammunition for a defensive rifle
		he 5.56 x 45 mm cartridge is a standard NATO rifle round.
		The barrel should indicate "5.56 x 45 mm" rather than ".223".
		he 7.62 x 39 is capable of penetrating 3/8-inch steel plate.
	www.internetarmory.com /rifle_ammo.htm (1286 words)

	AR-15
		Caliber:.223 Remington, 5.56 x 45 mm NATO (many variants in other calibers are made by various manufacturers)
		Barrel: 20 in (508 mm) standard, 16 in (406 mm) and 14.5 in (368 mm) common
		Rifling: Earliest models had a 1:14 rate of twist, which was changed to 1:12 for original 55 grain (3.6 g) bullets.
	erivative.com /wiki/index.php?title=AR-15 (685 words)

	armada international: 3/01 (Digest)
		The gas-operated F2000 fires 850 5.56 x 45 mm Nato rounds per minute at 900 metres per second, sports a 400 mm-long barrel and fits the standard M16-type magazines.
		A total of 52 different version aircraft have been modernised (48 single-seat and 4 twin-seat) in a programme that provided communications interoperability with Nato forces, a self-protection suite, upgraded navigation capabilities, new and improved armament and a commonality in cabin design throughout the fleet.
		Eads Airborne Systems unit, in co-operation with Eurocopter Germany and the Bundeswehr Technical Centre, completed the qualification tests with a view to installing the Hellas system into the new EC 135 helicopters for the flying unit of the German Federal Border Guard.
	www.armada.ch /01-3/digest.htm (4039 words)

	M4 Carbine
		Both the M4 and M4A1 carbines fire 5.56 x 45 mm NATO ammunition and are gas-operated, air-cooled, magazine-fed, selective fire firearms with a telescoping stock.
		The M4/M4A1 5.56 mm Carbine is a gas-operated, air-cooled, magazine-fed, selective fire, shoulder-fired weapon with a telescoping stock.
		This was as much to increase capability as it was change over from.45 ACP, as M3A1s could be configured to fire 9 mm ammunition.
	petsupplyer.com /wiki/index.php?title=M4_Carbine (2992 words)

	Remmington Core Lokt .303 projectile question - Gun and Game Forums
		It was the standard British and Commonwealth cartridge from 1889 until the 1950s, when it was replaced by the 7.62 x 51 mm NATO round, and in the 1980s by the 5.56 x 45 mm NATO (.223 in) in most roles.
		The.303 British (7.7 x 56 mm R) is a rifle and machine gun cartridge first developed in Britain in the 1880s as a blackpowder round, later adapted to use cordite and then smokeless powder propellant.
		It is a rimmed cartridge and is therefore not entirely suitable for use in modern automatic weapons, but remains popular due to the large number of surplus military rifles chambered for the round which have been released to the civilian market, some of which have subsequently been modified for sporting use.
	www.gunandgame.com /forums/showthread.php?p=206957 (1607 words)

	Assault Rifle AK-102
		AK-102 is a small size assault rifle chambered for 5.56 x 45 mm standard NATO cartridge.
		Rifle automatic after 10 000 - 15 000 shots remained ready to use.
		It's design is very similar to AKS-74U small size assault rifle.
	www.enemyforces.com /firearms/ak102.htm (535 words)

	F2000 (TM) Rifle caliber
		Thanks to that copyrighted system, the first case falling out falls out after shooting 4 to 5 rounds.
		GRENADE LAUNCHER caliber: 40 mm LV (low velocity) operating principle : pump action, rotary locking system muzzle velocity: 76 m/s overall length of the rifle with the grenade launcher : 727 mm barrel length : 230 mm weight (rifle+ GL) : 4.6 Kg sight : mechanical.
	securityarms.com /20010315/galleryfiles/1100/1139.htm (108 words)

	Stoppa Click Here for anti-rifle plates
		Stops also 5.56 x 45 FMJ Nato Ball with lead core and all lower assault / hunting rifles with a vest backing including ALL handgun projectiles.
		Our NIJ Level III Multi-Hit Tactical, anti-Rifle Plate is the lightest plate in the world against rifle threats of up to 7& X 51 mm FMJ NATO BALL from military machine guns.
		This plate will also stop AK47, 7& X 39 mm, AK74, 5.45 X 40 mm with mild steel core and all lower assault / hunting rifles including ALL handgun projectiles.
	www.stoppa.co.uk /acatalog/Click_Here_for_anti_rifle_plates.html (527 words)

	todd
		The NATO 5.56 round mm is by 6 mm longer
		The 5.56 x 45 mm type was created exclusively for export.
		make the rifles in 3 calibers: 5.45, 7.62 and 5.56 mm.
	www.powmadeak47.com /ak47/gak100.html (216 words)

	Gunwriters' Questions and Answers, Part 14.
		Two ports with diameter 4 mm, located at the breech end of barrel (less than 50 mm ahead of the point of a chambered bullet's point) are enough for deduction of the bore pressure and bullet velocity so that any and all "standard velocity" cartridges shall become TRULY subsonic cartridges.
		That's why the Finns use caliber designation 8.2 x 57 mm from 7.9 x 57 JS Mauser cartridges and 8.2 x 53R from the "factory wildcat", based on the necked-up 7.62 x 53R case.
		All kind of hunting was banned with 7.62 x 53R caliber military rifles; at least these rifles in possession of Army personnel and members of Finnish Civil Guard, the Suojeluskunta.
	www.guns.connect.fi /gow/QA14.html (8658 words)

	SBA Level IV Rifle Plate - 20 Hit Capacity - SBA7216
		Stops 5.56 X 45 mm Nato, SS109, AK47, 7.62 X 39 mm, AK74, 5.45 X 40 mm, 7.62 X 51 mm Nato AP, all lesser hunting projectiles+ AP projectiles.
		This plate will NOT stop WC projectiles. Constructed of both Dyneema and AL203 Alumina Ceramic balls, which gives the plate a multi hit capability of approx 20 shots per 10x12 plate (if 30mm between the shots).
	www.tacticalshop.com /index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=159 (179 words)

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