[NMC EXP]

I dug thru my stash and came up with 3 types of Lake City match ammo:

Caliber .30 Match, M72, bullet 173 grain (FMJ), velocity 2640 FPS.

7.62MM NATO Special Ball, M118, bullet 173 grain (FMJ), velocity not shown.

7.62MM Match, M852, bullet 168 grain (BTHP), velocity 2550 FPS.

I believe US snipers used the M118 special ball with the FMJ bullet until the DoD decided that the 168 grain BTHP did not meet the Hague definition of a hollow point so they switched to M852. I heard Lake City no longer makes match ammo so they have switched to Federal commercial (good stuff -- wish I could afford it).

Hold em' and squeeze em' and may all your nines be tens.

J.R.

[Cap'n Crunch]

One of the benefits I enjoy at the police station is being able to go out and shoot as often as I like. At the station right now there are 15 cases of Federal 168 grain ammo, just waiting for me. The dept. also got me qualified to carry my M1A on duty so I can load that up and shoot whenever I want.

Ah, rapture...

Too bad we only have a 200 yard range.

[Shooter 2.5]

" 7.62MM NATO Special Ball, M118, bullet 173 grain (FMJ), velocity not shown."

For your records: 2550 FPS plus minus 30FPS at 78 feet.