5,56x45

 

IDnumber 8 Caliber 5,56x45 Model 5,56x45 cartridge ball FFV 890 Projectile form - Projectile weight - Projectile material - Projectile type Ball Colour markings - V0 mps - V0 fps - Propellant - Propellant weight Gram - Propellant weight Grain - This cartridge is a 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 as the new assult rifle.

 

IDnumber 245 Caliber 5,56x45 Model Projectile form Projectile weight Projectile material Projectile type Ball Colour markings Green tip, purple annulus V0 mps V0 fps - Propellant Propellant weight Gram Propellant weight Grain - This is a round with a SS109 projectile produced by FN in 1982. It were part of the trials during the evaluation of what to become the Swedish assult rifle AK5. The box can be found under ID 336.

 

IDnumber 1 Caliber 5,56x45 Model 5,56mm Sk Ptr 5 stkprj Projectile form - Projectile weight 4,0 Gram Projectile material Tombac jacket, steel and led with antimony core. Projectile type Ball Colour markings Green primer V0 mps 930 mps V0 fps - Propellant NC1274 Propellant weight Gram 1,5 Gram Propellant weight Grain - 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.

 

IDnumber 239 Caliber 5,56x45 Model Projectile form Projectile weight Projectile material Projectile type Ball Colour markings - V0 mps V0 fps - Propellant Propellant weight Gram Propellant weight Grain - This cartridge might not even of left the factory test area. It is equipped with what seems to be a MEN produced projectile from their environmental friendlier assortment. It is loaded though in a by Karlsborg ammunition fabriks produced case of 1996. This cartridge comes from the same factory.

 

IDnumber 6 Caliber 5,56x45 Model 5,56 sk ptr 5B stkprj Projectile form - Projectile weight 3,84 Gram Projectile material Tombac jacket, steel core Projectile type Ball Colour markings - V0 mps 930 mps V0 fps - Propellant - Propellant weight Gram - Propellant weight Grain - This is a newly developed round, It is a environment friendly "green" ammunition. Every year the shooting fields are contaminated with led, and in this projectile the lead is switch to steel instead. The primer is also changed in it’s compounds 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.