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Posted: 5/22/2003 2:03:47 PM EDT
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If you see it or have it in your hands, it isn't M995!
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Posted: 5/22/2003 2:29:06 PM EDT
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Since you might be wrong, I persist in my post question... how can I ID M995 correctly when inspected?
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Posted: 5/22/2003 2:33:01 PM EDT
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Well. What kind of marking is on the back of the case near the primer?
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Posted: 5/22/2003 2:38:11 PM EDT
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I don't know but I have found some rounds for sale a would like to know in order not to buy ammo dipped in black paint. [xx(]
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Posted: 5/22/2003 2:45:50 PM EDT
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Well, if you are thinking about buying the Yugoslavian ammo that has black tips, its just regular SS109.
But if you have a different source, ask them whats written on the shell. |
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Posted: 5/22/2003 2:47:16 PM EDT
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Will post back
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Posted: 5/22/2003 4:13:57 PM EDT
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There are currenly only two sources for M995, FN Herstal and Lake City. At more than $1 per round production cost, it is expensive and rare, and is ONLY available in SAW belts. It is only used during deployments as a special-order item.
Most SAW gunners haven't ever seen this ammo, so the chances of finding more than a round or two available on the civilian market are about zero and none. -Troy |
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Posted: 5/23/2003 3:27:42 AM EDT
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As Troy notes this is all in M249 belts and any removed cases will have scratches on the case.
Any you get will be stolen military property, but just for discussion if you get some and disassemble it (gently or by pulling the trigger) note that by spec it's [b]Berdan primed[/b] (two small flash holes in the base of the case) and the projectile weighs only 52gr. Entire cartride weighs 180gr (M855 weighg 190gr, M193 weighs 182gr). -- Chuck |
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Posted: 5/23/2003 6:24:39 AM EDT
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Chuck, I thought it weighted 62gr, can someone clear this up????
Any ways I got the stamp description, and reads as follows: "...The head stamp markings are: A lowercase "i" with a half moon underneath, at the 12 O’clock, two sweeping lines down both sides, and ".223" at the 6 O’clock...." I have not personally held it. I am leaning now toward thinking it's CZ ammo but you can help out. Does anyone has CZ ammo to check the headstamp?? |
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Posted: 5/23/2003 6:59:51 AM EDT
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It may be Igman ammo.
It is probably a 62 gr. SS-109 clone. For some reason Igman uses black instead of green for the tips. [b]LINK![/b]: [url]http://aimsurplus.com/acatalog/_223.html[/url] Look at the second product on the page. That's probably your stuff. |
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Posted: 5/23/2003 1:58:39 PM EDT
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I can pretty much guarantee you that it's not M995 if it says ".223" on it anywhere. To the best of my knowledge, no military ammo is marked ".223" as that is a civilian specification.
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Posted: 5/23/2003 9:44:51 PM EDT
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The Colombian Govt is produced alot of this ammo in the 95-98 time frame. The rounds that I saw had IIRC, IM and the year stamped on them. Was talking to a guy in their Log dept that was complaining that it was cheaper to buy from South Africa and have it shippped over than to produce it themselves.
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Posted: 5/24/2003 6:59:21 AM EDT
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Probably the Igman as stated before. Look at the headstamp again, Maybe "IK" and "223".....
yellow colored primer and orange color paint around the primer. |
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