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5.56mm (5.56 x 45 mm) Ammunition The 5.56mm round can be used to create either a loophole about 7 inches (178 mm) in diameter or a breach hole large enough for a man to enter. Even with reduced penetration at short ranges, interior walls made of thin wood paneling, sheetrock, or plaster are no protection against 5.56mm ball ammunition rounds. The penetrator is similar to components used in other small caliber cartridges currently used by the US Army, but tungsten has better penetration capabilities than the other materials and is the design feature, which enhances the armor piercing capability of the cartridge. www.inetres.com /gp/military/infantry/rifle/556mm_ammo.html   (2033 words)

Modern Firearms - Assault Rifles - Steyr ACR Barrel of nominal caliber of 5.56mm, has a very slow rifling to give initial stabilisation to the fleschette, which is stabilised in flight by its own small fins. Steyr ACR is built around a specially designed cartridge of nominal caliber of 5.56mm. Fleschette diameter is about 1.5 mm (.06 inch), lenght is about 41 mm (1.6 inch), weight 0.66 gramm (10 grains). world.guns.ru /assault/as56-e.htm   (794 words)

Military Photos So instead of going ahead with the plan to build a new.50 caliber machine-gun (the XM312), the manufacturer of the XM307 (General Dynamics) was given the go ahead on manufacturing their weapon with the stipulation that it be convertible to a plain old, non-computer,.50 caliber weapon by quickly swapping out a few parts. Aside from the.50 caliber ammo being 20 times cheaper than the high tech 25mm stuff, if there are teething problems with the computer controlled weapon, the troops will still have a spiffy new version of the old M-2. The infantry weapon (the OICW) combined the 25mm weapon and a 5.56mm rifle in one unwieldy arrangement that has now been dropped. www.strategypage.com /gallery?target=heavy_machinegun.htm   (588 words)

ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC - ATK Annual Report (10-K) ITEM 1. BUSINESS ATK produced approximately 1.0 billion rounds of ammunition in fiscal 2004 for the U.S. military and U.S. allies, consisting of.22 caliber,.45 caliber, 5.56mm, 7.62mm,.30 caliber, and.50 caliber cartridges. Medium caliber development programs are focused on the improvement in reliability and lethality of the ammunition. Programs include a new mechanically fuzed family of ZAP ammunition (20mm to 30mm) for delayed initiation applications and a new electromechanically fuzed family of ammunition for air burst applications. sec.edgar-online.com /2004/05/28/0001104659-04-015746/section2.asp   (588 words)

MFI Scope PAGE / Live Weapons & Airsoft BB Guns Air Soft Replica Firearms BB Machineguns & Weapons Accessories Most of our customers are using these on AR15 / M16s in 223 (5.56mm) NATO caliber or CITME / FN FAL in.308 Caliber (7.62mm) NATO but, as mentioned you can use these for most calibers including airsoft. Although I have sold a number of these to customers who have.50 caliber BMG without complaint we have no applicable experience for this specific caliber at this time. This is a scope with a 30mm tube with 50mm objective lens. www.mfiap.com /airsoft/acce/scope.htm   (588 words)

U.S. OUT-GUNNED ON THE NON-LINEAR BATTLEFIELD? Today, a unit is lucky if it has a.50 caliber heavy machine gun on its trucks, the norm is a medium 7.62mm or a light 5.56mm machine gun with NO MOUNT; just a lower-ranking Soldier standing exposed in the back of the unarmored truck. Note the ability of tracked AFVs to venture out and get into a firing position where their 25mm autocannon and 120mm large caliber cannon MIGHT have an effect on known enemies seen even for a second in a building. By the time FMC realized and made the cut-down M113 for recon the Army was already committed to the M114 which failed miserably in Vietnam from a design flaw of having hull overhang in front of its tracks that would impale itself on the upper bank of a rice paddy trying to be crossed. www.geocities.com /equipmentshop/popguns.htm   (6278 words)

7.62 mm Versus 5.56 mm - Does NATO Really Need Two Standard The.30 Caliber M2 cartridge propelled a 150 grain projectile at a muzzle velocity of 2,800 fps (848 mps) and served the U. very effectively in the 1903 Springfield and M1 Garand service rifles, the Browning automatic rifle, and the heavy and light models of the Browning machine guns. 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. In most of these conflicts, however, the 5.56mm weapons were employed against opponents armed with Soviet weapons also using intermediate power ammunition. www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/report/1986/MVT.htm   (4832 words)

7.62 mm Versus 5.56 mm - Does NATO Really Need Two Standard The.30 Caliber M2 cartridge propelled a 150 grain projectile at a muzzle velocity of 2,800 fps (848 mps) and served the U. very effectively in the 1903 Springfield and M1 Garand service rifles, the Browning automatic rifle, and the heavy and light models of the Browning machine guns. 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. In most of these conflicts, however, the 5.56mm weapons were employed against opponents armed with Soviet weapons also using intermediate power ammunition. www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/report/1986/MVT.htm   (4832 words)

7.62 mm Versus 5.56 mm - Does NATO Really Need Two Standard The.30 Caliber M2 cartridge propelled a 150 grain projectile at a muzzle velocity of 2,800 fps (848 mps) and served the U. very effectively in the 1903 Springfield and M1 Garand service rifles, the Browning automatic rifle, and the heavy and light models of the Browning machine guns. 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. In most of these conflicts, however, the 5.56mm weapons were employed against opponents armed with Soviet weapons also using intermediate power ammunition. www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/report/1986/MVT.htm   (4832 words)

Crew Weapons Each tank also carried one M3A1.45 caliber "Grease Gun" and one M16A2 5.56mm rifle. The M9 is a light weight, semiautomatic pistol manufactured by Beretta and designed to replace the M1911A1.45 caliber pistol and.38 caliber revolvers. Caliber 9 x 19 mm (9 mm NATO) www.ieasysite.com /82ndarmor/sheridan_012.htm   (415 words)

Small Caliber Ammunition Branch Homepage The Small Caliber Ammunition Group of the Light Armament Division of CCAC performs all aspects of research, development and engineering on ammunition items such as 5.56mm, 7.62mm, Caliber.50, Caliber.45 and Shot Gun Ammo. www.pica.army.mil /CCACLight/ccl-b/top.htm   (415 words)

Killers turn to assault rifles : 7.62 mm weapons used in recent slayings The 5.56mm, 5.45, 7.62 rounds in common use are all level III threats. Although 7.62 mm rounds are used by AK-47s, Hagler said they also are used in other rifles, such as the SKS, a rifle that once was the preferred weapon in former Eastern Bloc nations but which are becoming increasingly popular here. Did you mistype, or did you say "If a 7.62 round can cut through a bulletproof jacket, why is the military using them in a war zone?" It would seem that if it can do that, it makes a lot of sense for the military to use it. www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1433116/posts   (3703 words)

Small Caliber Ammunition Branch Homepage The Small Caliber Ammunition Group of the Light Armament Division of CCAC performs all aspects of research, development and engineering on ammunition items such as 5.56mm, 7.62mm, Caliber.50, Caliber.45 and Shot Gun Ammo. www.pica.army.mil /CCACLight/ccl-b/top.htm   (33 words)

- Mack's Prairie Wings Winchester Full Metal Jacket 5.56mm Rifle Ammunition 300 Caliber 55 Gram Box Winchester Super X Jacketed Hollow Point Rifle Ammunition 45-70 Caliber 300 Gram Box Winchester Ballistic Silvertip Rifle Ammunition 270 Caliber 130 Gram Box mackspw.com /cat.asp?id=1_10&d=Winchester_Centerfire_Rifle_Ammunition   (504 words)

Andean firearms & gun accessory store: Magazines & related These are brand new, U.S. Military contract, 10 round stripper clips for holding.223 Remington/5.56mm NATO caliber ammunition. Use this loader on AR15, M16, or NATO 5.56mm magazines/clips to guide your ammo off stripper clips (not included). Sold in packs of 10, they are used with a stripper clip guide (not included) for loading the magazines of AR-15, M-16, Ruger Mini-14, FN-FNC, H&K 93, and other NATO type.223 mags. www.andean-inc.com /Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=TAOS&Category_Code=AR15magazines   (332 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)

6 x 45mm (6mm-223 Remington) Probably the only advantage of the 6x45mm is that it is based on the 5.56mm (223 Remington) military case. For a time, some owners of AR-15 rifles rebarreled their rifles to this caliber for use in NRA National Match Course competition. The 6mm-223 Remington, also known as the 6x45mm, came into being in late 1965, shortly after Remington introduced the 223 Remington as a sporting round. www.reloadbench.com /cartridges/w6x45mm.html   (399 words)

World Affairs Board - Best 7.62mm NATO GPMG The SS-77 is a new South African GPMG in both 7.62mm and 5.56mm. The most capable GPMG in 7.62 x 51mm caliber is... THE FN-MAG and MG-3 are two of the most common and popular general purpose machine guns in the world in 7.62mm NATO caliber. www.worldaffairsboard.com /showthread.php?t=4477   (1382 words)

Modern Firearms - FN SCAR: Mark 16 / Mk.16 and Mark 17 / Mk.17  Special Forces Combat Assault Rifle The key difference in basic requirements between XM8 and SCAR is that, while XM8 is a single-caliber weapon system, tailored for 5.56x45mm NATO ammunition, the SCAR should be available in various different calibers. Initial SOF requirements included two basic versions of SCAR system - the SCAR Light (SCAR-L), available in 5.56mm NATO, and the SCAR heavy (SCAR-H), which should be initially available in significantly more powerful 7.62x51 NATO chambering, and should be easily adaptable in the field to other chamberings. All these variants, regardless the caliber and exact configuration, will provide the operator with the same controls layout, same handling and maintenance procedures, and same optional equipment, such as sights, scopes, and other current and future attachments. world.guns.ru /assault/as70-e.htm   (848 words)

SIG PAGE SIG SG 552 COMMANDO: The "Mini-SIG-Assault Rifle" in 5.56mm (.223) caliber. SIG SAUER SSG 3000 : Tailor-made precision rifle in.308 Winchester caliber. Its design is based on the SIG 550 series of military assault rifles known in Switzerland as the Sturmgewehr 90 (Stgw 90). members.tripod.com /sa93/sig.html   (2401 words)

Valmet M82 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It is chambered for 5.56mm NATO caliber as model 255 470 and for 7.62x39 mm caliber as model 255 490. The Valmet M82 (not to be confused with the American Barrett M82.50BMG sniper rifle) is a bullpup assault rifle with a Valmet M76 internal design created by Finnish arms firm Valmet. Picture of the Valmet M82, left and right view. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Valmet_M82   (404 words)

Tracer Ammunition, Tracer Ammunition information The use of tracer ammunition and 50 Caliber BMG is prohibited. Generic Dim Trace 5.56mm, XM996, Dim Tracer Cartridge 7.62mm, M276, Dim Trac... Caliber.50, Dim Tracer Cartridge Standard tracer ammunition provides excessive illumination/visual... www.ammunitionammo.com /ammunition4/tracerammunition   (2866 words)

5.56 mm caliber - TheBestLinks.com - 5.56mm, AK-47, Ammunition, Hydrostatic shock, ... 5.56 mm caliber - TheBestLinks.com - 5.56mm, AK-47, Ammunition, Hydrostatic shock,... 5.56mm, 5.56 mm caliber, AK-47, Ammunition, Hydrostatic shock, Heckler und Koch... The NATO Ball round (the U.S. M855) can also penetrate up to 3 mm of steel while the Armor-piercing variant (the U.S. M995) can penetrate up to 6 mm. www.thebestlinks.com /5.56mm.html   (298 words)

FN MINIMI STANDARD MODEL (U.S. M249 SAW) Known in Europe as the FN Minimi, its development took place well before the NATO 5.56mm Second Caliber Standardization Agreement (STANAG 4172) to assure commonality of ammunition. The new 5.56mm XM249 SAW was developed by Fabrique Nationale of Belgium and first unveiled in 1974. With a 95-percent confidence factor that the next specimen would perform at the same plateau as the test gun, the XM249 exceeded the Specified Reliability Levels in Class 1 and 2 failures and came close to the Specified Levels in Class 3 failures. remtek.com /arms/fn/minimi   (2467 words)

Valmet M82 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It is chambered for 5.56mm NATO caliber as model 255 470 and for 7.62x39 mm caliber as model 255 490. The Valmet M82 (not to be confused with the American Barrett M82.50BMG sniper rifle) is a bullpup assault rifle with a Valmet M76 internal design created by Finnish arms firm Valmet. The M82 was introduced in Finland in 1978 and discontinued production in 1986. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Valmet_M82   (200 words)

FN MINIMI STANDARD MODEL (U.S. M249 SAW) The M249 5.56mm SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon) will be primarily deployed in the infantry fire teams of the U.S. Army and Marine Corps. During the period of 1972-74, the Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) Project directed its attention to the muddy waters of caliber experimentation. Although this may be scoffingly dismissed by gun writers who continue to advocate.30-caliber weapons, anyone who has humped the boonies will breathe a sigh of relief. remtek.com /arms/fn/minimi   (2467 words)

M16A2 5.56mm Semiautomatic Rifle The M16A2 5.56mm rifle is a lightweight, air-cooled, gas-operated, magazine-fed, shoulder- or hip-fired weapon designed for either automatic fire (3-round bursts) or semiautomatic fire (single shot) through the use of a selector lever. Although opposed by the Ordnance Corp, the Armalite AR-15 was adopted by the Secretary of Defense as the 5.56mm M16 rifle. The M4 Carbine achieves over 80% commonality with the M16A2 Rifle and will replace all M3.45 caliber submachine guns and selected M9 pistols and M16 rifle series. www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/land/m16.htm   (655 words)

Exercise Khaan Quest '04 comes to a close Mongolian soldiers and U.S. service members supporting Khaan Quest '04 also conducted automatic weapons systems training using the M2.50 caliber heavy machine gun, MK-19 40mm automatic grenade launcher, M240G 7.62mm medium machine gun, M249 5.56mm squad automatic weapon, M16A2 5.56mm service rifle and M9 9mm service pistol. In the second annual exercise, a detachment of 58 service members with the 3rd Force Service Support Group and the Mongolia Armed Forces' 150th Peacekeeping Operations Unit participated in the bilateral training exercise aimed at improving the working relationship between the two military forces. The Marines who taught the classes recently graduated from their military occupational specialty school and did an outstanding job instructing the Mongolians during the deployment, explained Staff Sgt. James L. Steen, radio chief, Headquarters and Service Battalion. www.dcmilitary.com /marines/hendersonhall/9_24/features/29694-1.html   (655 words)

M1117 Guardian Armored Security Vehicle (ASV) The ASV employs, as organic weapons, the MK-19 grenade machine-gun (MK-19 GMG) (turret mounted); M2.50 caliber machine-gun (turret mounted); and the M249 5.56mm Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW). The 984th was the first MP company on Fort Carson to get the new ASVs, each armed with an MK-19 grenade launcher, a.50-caliber machine gun and a squad automatic weapon. The ASV-150 turret is equipped with an improved 40mm MK 19 grenade launcher and 12.7mm machine gun and can be traversed 360 degrees and the weapons elevated between -10 to +60 degrees. www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/ground/asv.htm   (1180 words)

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