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To: vanilla swirl
Doesn’t our military use “ball” rounds instead of hollow point rounts?

Yes, primarily NATO 5.56mm ball ammo, including the M193 cartridge, for use against personnel and unarmored targets; the M855 for use against personnel and light armored targets; and M856 tracers.

My understanding is that expanding point ammunition is used primarily (but not exclusively) in counterterrorist operations.

50 posted on 04/01/2012 6:37:27 AM PDT by andy58-in-nh (America does not need to be organized: it needs to be liberated.)
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To: andy58-in-nh

Hollow points for target practice? Doesn’t add up.


67 posted on 04/01/2012 7:21:22 AM PDT by lookout88 (.combat officer's dad)
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