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  2. 5.56×45mm NATO - Wikipedia

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    Magazine capacity of 20 rounds; Select fire for both semi-automatic and fully automatic use; Penetration of US steel helmet through one side at 500 yd (457 m) Penetration of 0.135 inches (3.43 millimetres) steel plate at 500 yd (457 m) Accuracy and ballistics equal to M2 ball ammunition (.30-06 Springfield) out to 500 yd (457 m)

  3. STANAG magazine - Wikipedia

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    Close-up of L85A2 with Magpul Industries EMAG polymer magazine with clear viewing window. The STANAG magazine, while relatively compact compared to other types of 5.56×45mm NATO box magazines, has often been criticized for a perceived lack of durability and a tendency to malfunction unless treated with a level of care that may not be practical under combat conditions.

  4. M16 rifle - Wikipedia

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    Production of the 30-round magazine started late 1967 but did not fully replace the 20-round magazine until the mid-1970s. [162] Standard USGI aluminum 30-round M16 magazines weigh 0.24 lb (0.11 kg) empty and are 7.1 inches (18 cm) long. [151] [note 13] The newer plastic magazines are about a half-inch longer. [164]

  5. Heckler & Koch HK33 - Wikipedia

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    It used the early straight-walled aluminum 20-round magazine with a bolt hold-open device. There was a lever inside the front of the trigger guard that would release and close the open bolt. The basic T223 kit came with six 20-round magazines, a bipod with carrying case, a bayonet and scabbard, and a webbing-cloth sling.

  6. M27 link - Wikipedia

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    MIL-L-63532C stipulates that the force to strip a NATO approved round from the M27 link should be between 5.5 and 16 lb f (24.5 and 71.2 N) and the belt should have a minimal tensile strength of 33 lb f (146.8 N). A single M27 link weighs approximately 2 g (30.9 gr). [4]

  7. File:5.56mm-military-rounds.jpg - Wikipedia

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  8. FN F2000 - Wikipedia

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    The F2000 is fed from standard NATO box magazines (STANAG 4179) with a 30-round cartridge capacity using 5.56×45mm ammunition. The magazine catch/release button is installed symmetrically in the pistol grip, in front of the magazine; the magazine catch is operated by an oversized actuator useful when wearing NBC gloves. The F2000 is not ...

  9. List of 5.56×45mm NATO firearms - Wikipedia

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    The table below gives a list of firearms that can fire the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge, first developed and used in the late 1970s for the M16 rifle, which to date, is the most widely produced weapon in this caliber. [1]