Cartridge, 7.62mm, Ball, M80

Used by M60, M219 and M240 machine guns, and the M14 rifle. For use against light materials and personnel, and for range training.
The bullet consists of a gilding-metal steel jacket with a lead-antimony slug. The cartridge case is brass and the bullet is unpainted.

Armor Penetration.
300 meters: 0.16 in (4 mm)
500 meters: 0.12 in (3 mm)

This is a training standard item used for both training and combat.

Type Classification: STD - MSR 07798001. Type Classification Date: 1979.
Unit cost: $0.51 (Fiscal Year 2005).

 

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