7.62 ammo at CMP

[musketshooter]

M118 is national match ammo. The early white box ammo had special non-crimped primer pockets and NM marked brass. The late version had the same bullet and powder charge, but was in crimped primer pocket cases that were not marked NM. They both have 173 grain boat tail bullets and are loaded to the same velocity. I suppose you could call it sniper ammo. The brown box designation is "special ball".

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[USSR]

M118 is national match ammo. The early white box ammo had special non-crimped primer pockets and NM marked brass. The late version had the same bullet and powder charge, but was in crimped primer pocket cases that were not marked NM. They both have 173 grain boat tail bullets and are loaded to the same velocity. I suppose you could call it sniper ammo. The brown box designation is "special ball".

A little history about the various 7.62x51 match ammo. The original M118 had a 174gr FMJBT bullet and the brass was not crimped and was marked either "Match" or "NM". The M118 Special Ball ammo used the same bullet, but used standard (not Match brass) crimped LC brass. M852 Match used LC Match noncrimped brass with a cannelure around the web area of the brass, and used the 168gr Sierra MatchKing bullet. The final M118 round, and one that is still in use, is the M118LR round which uses a noncrimped Match case that is marked "LR" (Long Range), and the 175gr Sierra MatchKing bullet.

Don

[Griff Murphey]

I thought we used Match ammo for snipers. Is a HPBT Geneva Convention legal (ne'er mind the Russian 7Ni bullets...)? Or are they using these HPBTs in theatre?