What are our troops using for ammo?

[HankL]

Always a problem when I watch the news Brokaw and NBC this evening showing our troops in Kuwait loading their own strippers from boxes that looked like Hansen ???

Anyone else see this?

 

[El Tejon]

Thought they were using it all still?

American ammo, mostly mid-90s stuff from what I'm told.

 

[ArmySon]

Typical, junk mil-spec ammo. Snipers occasionally get match grade ammo. However, they use junk also for training.

 

[Blackcloud6]

ArmySon:

Why do you cal milspec ammo "junk?"

 

[CWL]

ArmySon, welcome back, like to see some more photos of those .45s of yours.

Regarding ammo. I thought that it is all Federal ammo manufactuer in Lake City location with man. dates of 2000-2001-2002?

I've shot that and while not always pretty brass, it's quality stuff.

 

[HankL]

The boxes these fellows were pulling were silver and purple colored.

 

[COHIBA]

i though O/W still had contract for 9mm and 223?

 

[Freedom in theSkies]

Remember the old WWII poster...
LOOSE LIPS SINK SHIPS....


It's great to know and share all we can about the troops and their equiptment, and their moral etc; But why make it easier for the enemy to gather intel?....

 

[CWL]

Freedom...
Good of you to be concerned, but the firearms ammunition manufacturers are very well known including their address. Reps for these firms travel the world selling their wares.

 

[Lennyjoe]

The boxes these fellows were pulling were silver and purple colored.

Shhhhhhhh.

 

[riverdog]

Hell, even I have some of the Federal LC 5.56 production ammo -- XM193 55 gr ammo is good stuff. You can get it at Ammoman.com. I don't have a clue what you saw on the tube.

 

[Sleeping Dog]

I don't think security is a problem. If it was on NBC, it's because our military wanted it to be seen.

Did the bullets have green paint on the tip? Those are the special St Patrick's day bullets.

Regards.

 

[hansolo]

St. Patrick's Day bullets

Good One!

 

[geekWithA.45]

One of my concerns has been M855 out of the short barrelled M4...according to
Ammo Oracle

M855 probably won't fragment beyond
50 meters from a 14.5 inch barrel, but M193 is good for twice that.

Apparently, it's been a problem in Afghanistan, and Mogadishu as well.

Personally, I'm inclined to ship some of my M193 to "Any Soldier", but since I suspect that would violate dozens of laws and regs, I won't.

 

[bogie]

Heh - regarding the "junk" comment, I've got only got this statement:

Our soldiers get the best that money can buy from the lowest bidder.