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February 2011 was the first time the M855A1 was used more than the M855, and approximately 30 million M855A1 rounds have been fielded from June 2010 to May 2011. [147] The M855A1 was put to the test at the 2012 National Rifle Association's National High-Power Rifle Championship at Camp Perry, Ohio in August 2012.
Early model M16 barrels had a rifling twist of four grooves, right-hand twist, one turn in 14 inches (1:355.6 mm or 64 calibers) bore—as it was the same rifling as used by the .222 Remington sporting cartridge. After finding out that under unfavorable conditions, military bullets could yaw in flight at long ranges, the rifling was soon altered.
While M855 and M855A1 projectiles are being used for comparison and demonstration purposes, consideration is being given to using the creation of lightweight ammo cases as a chance to develop an intermediate caliber cartridge which might replace both the 5.56×45mm and the 7.62×51mm.
There were also complaints about the ammunition used in testing. The competition began while the M855 round was in use. In June 2010, the M855A1 Enhanced Performance Round was fielded, and the competition began using the EPR in August. Army analysis found that the M855A1 may have contributed to lower than expected reliability performance.
The SPR is not used to fire standard issue 5.56mm M855A1, M193 ball, or M856 tracer ammunition. [11] Due to the limits in terminal performance and relatively poor accuracy of the 62-grain (4 g) M855 ball, the Mk 262 Open Tip Match (OTM) round was developed and manufactured by Black Hills Ammunition as a more accurate
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M855 Ball; M855A1 Ball; M856 Tracer; M856A1 Tracer; M995 Armor Piercing; Mk 262 Mod 1; Mk318 Mod 0; 7.62×51mm NATO [1] M62 Tracer; M80 Ball; M118LR; M276 Dim Tracer; M993 Armor Piercing; Mk 316 Mod 0; Mk319 Mod 0.300 Winchester Magnum. Mk 248 Mod 0/1.338 Lapua Magnum; 9×19mm Parabellum. M882 Ball.40 S&W.45 ACP.50 BMG [2] M8 Armor Piercing ...