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To: sciencediet

Here's what an empty casing looks like for .223 caliber (the standard rifle caliber for NATO infantry):

The discoloration on the front end is just the soot from the expended round.

39 posted on 03/20/2003 4:55:30 PM PST by mvpel (Michael Pelletier)

To: mvpel

Duh! But of course! Thank you very much.

45 posted on 03/20/2003 5:03:48 PM PST by Lady Jag (Googolplex Star Thinker of the Seventh Galaxy of Light and Ingenuity)

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