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

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    The M1 ammo crate held a total of 1,000 belted or linked rounds packed in 4 M1 ammo boxes and the later M1A1 ammo crate held a total of 1,000 belted or 1,100 linked rounds packed in M1A1 ammo boxes. There were two .50 M2 ammo boxes to a crate (for a total of 220 belted or 210 linked rounds) with a volume of 0.93 cubic feet.

  3. List of handgun cartridges - Wikipedia

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    Handgun cartridges Cartridge name Bullet diameter Case length Cartridge length Type Source in mm in mm in mm 2.34mm rimfire (for Swiss mini gun) .092 2.3.240 6.1: Rimmed, rimfire

  4. MIL-STD-1168 - Wikipedia

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    In the late war period (1944-1945) there was an overhaul and repacking of pre-war and wartime ammo into improved packaging. The repacked ammo lots were given 5-digit Lot codes (NNNNN) assigned in blocks to each manufacturer. Troops would avoid or refuse to use up older or repacked ammo because it was feared it would misfire or jam.

  5. Ammunition - Wikipedia

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    Ammunition, also known as ammo, is the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon or weapon system. [1] The term Ammunition includes both expendable weapons (e.g., bombs , missiles , grenades , land mines ), and the component parts of other weapons that create the effect on a target (e.g., bullets and warheads ).

  6. NATO Stock Number - Wikipedia

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    A Local Stock Number is an experimental, substitute, or limited issue item. Its NCB code is replaced by "LL" and the first three characters of its item number are "L99". For instance, the experimental 5.56×45mm NSWC Crane Close Quarters Battle Receiver was originally codified as 1005-LL-L99-5996.

  7. List of cartridges by caliber - Wikipedia

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    Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide Calibers in the size range of (mm ...

  8. Handloading - Wikipedia

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    Components of a modern bottleneck rifle cartridge. Top-to-bottom: Copper-jacketed bullet, smokeless powder granules, rimless brass case, Boxer primer.. Handloading, or reloading, is the practice of making firearm cartridges by manually assembling the individual components (metallic/polymer case, primer, propellant and projectile), rather than purchasing mass-assembled, factory-loaded ...

  9. Ammunition box - Wikipedia

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    M2 Browning with metal ammunition box Paperboard boxes of .22 rifle ammunition. An ammunition box or cartridge box is a container designed for safe transport and storage of ammunition.