Redlg155
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Just curious, does anyone know why rifle ammo is packaged in 20rd boxes and pistol/rimfire ammo in 50 Rd boxes? Who started this standard?
It seems that our military weapons designers may have thought of this when designing the magazine capacity for the M14 and early M16 mags.
Things were great until the advent of the 30 rd mag. Now you have to buy 3 boxes to fill 2 mags without having loose rounds. Of course now major pistol ammo manufacturers have come out with the 25rd box of premium ammo. That's great for my Glock 43, not so great for a Glock 17.
It seems that our military weapons designers may have thought of this when designing the magazine capacity for the M14 and early M16 mags.
Things were great until the advent of the 30 rd mag. Now you have to buy 3 boxes to fill 2 mags without having loose rounds. Of course now major pistol ammo manufacturers have come out with the 25rd box of premium ammo. That's great for my Glock 43, not so great for a Glock 17.