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The Greek alphabet version of the headstamp, with the manufacturer's code (ΕΠΚ) at 12 o'clock and the caliber or cartridge name at 6 o'clock. GPC ("Greek Powder and Cartridge Company") - The English language version of the headstamp. HXP Pyrkal (1950s–2004) – Athens, Greece. Manufactures cartridges and disintegrating belt links.
T1EHS = 480 rounds .30-06 Ball M2, in 20-round cartons, 12 cartons per M8 ammo can (240 rounds), 2 x M8 cans per wooden M9 crate. Gross Weight: Volume: 0.7 cu ft. T1EHW = 1320 cartridges .30-06 Ball M2, in 20-round cartons, 11 cartons per M10 ammo can (220 rounds), 6 × M10 ammo cans per metal 20mm Mk.1 Mod.0 ammo box. Gross Weight: ?
In 1938, the unstained, 150 grains (9.7 g), flat-base bullet combined with the .30-06 case became the M2 ball cartridge. The M2 ball specifications required 2,740 feet per second (835.2 m/s) minimum velocity, measured 78 feet (24 m) from the muzzle. [23] M2 ball was the standard-issue ammunition for military rifles and machine guns until it was ...
The Raufoss Mk.211 projectile. The Raufoss Mk 211 is a .50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO) multi-purpose anti-material high-explosive incendiary/armor-piercing ammunition projectile produced by Nammo under the model name NM140 MP. [1]
Fifty round package of .45 ball ammunition from 1948 The Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant was a United States Army ammunition plant located in Ramsey County, Minnesota in the current boundaries of the suburbs of Arden Hills and New Brighton , bounded by County Road I to the north, I-35W to the west, U.S. Route 10 to the southwest, County ...
It could also be used on an M2 Tripod. [59] The gun was made as an almost exact copy of the MG 42 which was chambered in 7.92×57mm Mauser. Some engineering changes were to use a barrel chambered for the .30-06 Springfield service round and an extremely increased weight 47 oz (1,332 g) bolt and stiffer return spring in an effort to reduce the ...
Ball propellant (trademarked as Ball Powder by Olin Corporation and marketed as spherical powder by Hodgdon Powder Company [1]) is a form of nitrocellulose used in small arms cartridges. Ball propellant can be manufactured more rapidly with greater safety and less expense than extruded propellants.
The MIL-STD-1168 is a set of standard codes used to identify munitions (ammunition, explosives and propellants). It was designed to replace the previous confusing Ammunition Identification Code (AIC) system used by the United States Army Ordnance Department.