[alexander_busek]

It is commonly referred to as “Green Tip” because the military puts a bit of green paint on the tip of the bullet to help soldiers easily identify it.

...Identify it - as what?

As a bullet? As a NATO bullet (as opposed to a Warsaw Pact bullet)? Sloppy writing!

Regards,

[smokingfrog]

To identify it as 62gr steel core ammunition. It’s not armor piercing by any means.

[CurlyDave]

"It is commonly referred to as “Green Tip” because the military puts a bit of green paint on the tip of the bullet to help soldiers easily identify it."

...Identify it - as what?

Don't get you knickers in a twist over it. The green tip distinguishes the M855 bullet from the M193 bullet. Once assembled into a cartridge, the two types of bullet are very difficult to distinguish from each other without the paint.

[RoosterRedux]

I like green tips (though I don't have any at the moment...lost em in that boating accident) because they are "Lake City" and while not pretty they are dependable (brass goes through an annealing process).

Contrary to popular opinion, green tip ammo is not armor piercing but it does do well against some metal (penetrates further than most).