5,56x45
 
 
5,56x45 is the same calibre as the civilian .223 Remington. It first appeared as as a experimental calibre in USA for the rifle AR-15, and made service in USA's defence 1964 for their new rifle M16. In Sweden  it was introduced in ca 1985 and is used it for the automatic carbine AK5 and for the machine gun KSP90. 

 

Calibre 5,56x45
Model 5,56mm Sk Ptr 5 stkprj
Projectile form  
Projectile weight Gram 4 Gram
Projectile weight Grains 61,7 Grains
Projectile material Tombac jacket, steel  and led with antimony core.
Projectile type Ball
Colour markings Green primer
V0 mps 930 mps
V0 fps 3051 fps
Propellant NC1274
Propellant weight Gram 1,5 Gram
Propellant weight Grain 23,14 Grains
This is Sweden's standard 5,56x45 ball today. It has a hard steel core in the tip of the projectile  which gives the ball a very good penetration on hard targets. It will penetrate 3,4mm steel on 500 meters or a modern helmet on up to 800 meters. 

Calibre 5,56x45
Model 5,56mm lös ptr 5
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Projectile material Wood
Projectile type Blank ammunition
Colour markings Red projectile
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This is a early 5,56x45 lös ptr 5 with a slightly different projectile form compared with the one made today. The projectile has a straight neck.

Calibre 5,56x45
Model 5,56mm lös ptr 5
Projectile form  
Projectile weight  
Projectile material Wood
Projectile type Blank ammunition
Colour markings Red projectile
V0 mps -
V0 fps -
Propellant Åkb 118
Propellant weight Gram 0,6 Gram
Propellant weight Grain 9,25 Grains
This is the type of 5,56x45mm lös ptr 5 made today. It has a slightly different form of the projectile neck compared with the first one.

Calibre 5,56x45
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Projectile type Inert round
Colour markings Green projectile
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The bullet of the inert round is going through the full length of the case and is solid and it is probably made out of aluminium.

Calibre 5,56x45
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This is a early type of inert round. It does not have the rills it should have around the case.

Calibre 5,56x45
Model 5,56 sk ptr 5B stkprj 
Projectile form  
Projectile weight Gram 3,84 Gram
Projectile weight Grains 59,2 Grains
Projectile material Tombac jacket, steel core
Projectile type Ball
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V0 mps 930 mps
V0 fps 3051 fps
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This is a new round in development, It is a environment friendly "green" ammunition. Every year the shooting fields is contaminated with led, and in this projectile the led is switch to steel instead. The primer is also changed so it is more environment friendly. The only physical difference between a standard projectile and a "Green" model B cartridge is in the two lines 10 and 2 a clock in the head stamp. The late dated ammunition is all stamped CG what i know of.

Calibre 5,56x45
Model 5,56 sk ptr 5B slprj
Projectile form  
Projectile weight 3,9 Gram
Projectile material Tombac jacket, steel core, tracer compound.
Projectile type Tracer
Colour markings Red tip
V0 mps 930 mps
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This is the tracer round developed as the cartridge above as a environment friendly cartridge without lead in the projectile and with a changed primer.
It illuminates between 0-600 meters

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This cartridge is a cartridge made for the trials for what became the AK5 assault rifle. This one was used for the FFV890C rifle that was a modified Israeli Galil assault rifle. In the end the modified FN-FNC was adopted. 


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