2 5.56mm/.223 ?

[ken68]

Hi all I wonder if anyone can help me with one of these 5.56mm /.223 ??? the one on the left is a standard L17A2 ball RG 09. the smaller one is whats been bugging me is it a commercial .223 American I have no idea what the weight is and its so much smaller in length. ?

 

[DanTheMan]

55gr is very common in 223, that's where my money is, the RG is 62gr

 

[ken68]

*British 5.56mmThe L2A2*is*an "SS109 type bullet", in the sense of weight, shape and structure (hardened steel front core with lead behind). Jacket thickness does vary.

Current production is the L17A2, but the change in number reflects variations in propellant and/or primer, not the bullet.
62gr as for the small one some countrys like south africa i think used a 55gr bullet
I dont know much about the shorter one and what code or gr it is for sure ???
I'll look for the case i pulled this short one from see if it adds up to anything ?
Thanks ken

 

[Tony Williams]

This pic of mine might be of use, showing (from left to right):
55 grain M193 (the original US and international military loading from the 1960s until the SS109/M855 was adopted in 1980);
62 grain SS109;
the new 62 grain M855A1 EPR (lead-free, so longer);
77 grain MK262 (lead core, special forces use).
These are all of the ball bullets officially adopted by the US, except for the MK318 Mod 0 SOST for the USMC.

 

[TonyE]

Your short bullet is a normal M193 ball which was the standard bullet for the 5.56mm round before the advent of the SS109 types in the late 1970s.

The M193 ball was the standard issue round in the US and other countries using 5.56mm. We loaded it here at Radway Green as "Round 5.56mm M193" from the early seventies, although small experimental production started at RG in 1966.

Regards
TonyE

 

[ken68]

Thanks guys i see the 55gr is still a big seller and made by major commercial ammunition companys
Theres alot a talk on lenght of barrel to use the 55gr to maximum effect .

Thanks for the picture and the Data info ,spot on
I am sure i pulled this from a remington case ?? Check today

Cheers ken