5.56 ammo id

[GBEAR1]

I have 2 batches of ammo that Im not sure of what the manufacture is. The first is in a heavy brown plastic wrap . It says 300 RD 5.56 x 45 CTN 711 A83Z marked on the outside of it. The next ammo I bought years ago. It came in a green metal ammo can packed full of 20 round boxes. The heads have T Z 80 3 marked 90 degrees apart . Im pretty sure it is all 55 grain .Does any one know where this stuff comes from and if it is considered high quality ammo? Thanks in advance

[Stevo]

The stuff in the brown plastic sounds like South African.

[ScottR]

TZ is Israeli ammo.

ScottR

[dlampman]

I've shot a lot of TZ ammo in 45ACP. It is good ammo.

[jonnyc]

Pics of the labels would confirm, but the TZ is definitely Israeli, and I'd agree the other sounds South African.

[hagar in SC]

TZ80 ruined many a rifle, but that's the 7.62 stuff. Hope the 5.56 is of better quality! Hold onto that 300 round SA battlepack, people are paying insane prices for unopened ones.