It was sniper/match grade ammunition and had a 144 grain (9.33 gram) bullet. It was similar to the L2A2 "Green Spot" round but made to higher tolerances. "Round 7.62mm Ball L40A1" is described as...

Rather, the number is used in conjunction with a description, e.g. " Rifle, 7.62mm, L1A1 " [3] or "L1A1 7.62mm Rifle".

This consists of an "L" number followed by an "A" suffix, e.g. L2A1. The "L" number defines the store and the "A" the modification level. Thus the "Round Ball 7.62mm L2A1" was the first version...

Ammunition is described by a “basic name” (e.g. Grenade) and its “modifier” (e.g. Rifle). To confuse later students of grenade development the system introduced different ‘L’ number series based on the “modifier” so there exists L1A1 notations for Grenades Rifle, Grenades Discharger and Grenades Hand.

2024年6月15日 · Some rounds were taken apart and examined and it appeared that the surplus POF 7.62x51 live rounds had been put in large tumblers and tumbled for a week or so to remove excess corrosion and make it more desirable in the surplus ammo market; the gunpowder within the live rounds had been reduced to a fine powder instead of being flakes or grains.

The cartridge as originally adopted, based on the US T65E3 experimental case and the Belgian SS67 bullet, was given the nomenclature L2A1. This proved to have two problems: poor accuracy in some weapons (a problem solved not by changing the bullet diameter but by specifying tighter 7.52 mm barrels) and occasional case head separation in ...

2015年1月26日 · SS109 NATO (known as M855 in the United States) is the 62 grain cartridge with a copper jacket, lead core and steel penetrator. In theory, this allows interchangeability of cartridges between member states of the organization. I acquired surplus British L2A2 (SS109 equivalent) ammunition a few years ago.

2013年1月31日 · British production proper started in 1980 with the "Round 5.56mm Ball , M.193", but switched to an SS109 type, the "Ball L2A1" in 1984. To avoid allegations that the bullet broke up too easily, the L2A2 round was introduced in 1987.

Manufactured to NATO specifications by DAG, this 7.62x51mm (308 Winchester) ammunition reflects the superb quality of German manufacturing. Produced in the 1990s and sealed in individual 200 round battle packs for complete protection in storage.

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