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  2. 7.62×51mm NATO - Wikipedia

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    Cartridge, caliber 7.62mm, NATO, tracer, training, M974: 7.62×51mm NATO SRTA tracer training round. Has air brake to reduce the range the bullet will fly [citation needed] Cartridge, caliber 7.62mm, NATO, armor piercing, M993: 128 grains (8.3 g) 7.62×51mm NATO armor-piercing round with a tungsten carbide core, black cartridge tip. Can ...

  3. 5.56×45mm NATO - Wikipedia

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    Compared to larger calibers, proponents of the 5.56×45mm NATO round contend that animal studies of the wounding effects of the 5.56×45mm NATO round versus the 7.62×39mm have found that the 5.56×45mm NATO round is more damaging, due to the post-impact behavior of the 5.56 mm projectile resulting in greater cavitation of soft tissues. [43]

  4. .300 AAC Blackout - Wikipedia

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    Compared to the 6.8×43 mm Special Purpose Cartridge, another round made to have increased stopping power over the 5.56 NATO, the 300 Blackout has different capabilities. The 300 BLK was designed with a specific shorter-range focus to have equal or more energy than the 7.62 Soviet and work reliably with suppressors.

  5. List of the United States Army munitions by supply catalog ...

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    For ease in loading, a cartridge shape was embossed in the edge of the lid and center of the base to show which way the belt it contained faced (a feature that was later discontinued). It can hold 220 linked or 225 belted 7.62mm NATO rounds in bulk or 2 × 100-round linked belts packed in cartons and carried in bandoleers.

  6. 7.62 mm caliber - Wikipedia

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    7.62×53mmR, Finnish design based on the Russian 7.62×54mmR round. 7.62×54mmR , another Russian cartridge, it was first used in the Mosin–Nagant rifle in 1891. The modern versions of the cartridges are now in wide use in numerous world armies as sniper rifles (particularly the SVD family) and machine guns (numerous types, many developed ...

  7. Tracer ammunition - Wikipedia

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    Note every fifth round is a red-and-silver-tipped armor-piercing incendiary tracer round (M20). 7.62×51mm NATO Orange-tipped FMJ tracer ammunition in a five-round stripper clip A tracer projectile is constructed with a hollow base filled with a pyrotechnic flare material, made of a mixture of a very finely ground metallic fuel, oxidizer , and ...

  8. Here's Why American Cheese Can't Legally Be Called Cheese - AOL

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    All cheese undergoes some degree of processing, but American cheese especially so. Experts explain whether or not American cheese is considered real cheese.

  9. Cartridge (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    It is the approximate Russian equivalent of the NATO .50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO) round. The differences between the two are the bullet shape, the types of powder used, and that the case of the 12.7×108mm is 9 mm longer and marginally more powerful.