7.62mm Cartridges
When it comes to small caliber ammunition acquisition, many instinctively think of large ammunition production companies manufacturing massive quantities of tactical and training ammunition. For the five years since 2010, the production levels of the 7.62 mm caliber ammunition alone consistently exceeded 160 million rounds annually. Meeting the high-volume production levels for small caliber ammunition is challenging for small companies, to say the least. The Army has taken great strides to partner with small companies to develop small caliber ammunition technologies.
| Designation | Notes |
| US Army 7.62mm Cartridges | |
|---|---|
| Cartridge, 7.62mm: Ball, M59 | 7.62x51mm NATO 150.5-grain FMJ cartridge |
| Cartridge, 7.62mm: High Pressure Test, M60 | 7.62x51mm NATO 171.5-grain high-pressure test cartridge |
| Cartridge, 7.62mm: Armor-Piercing, M61 | 7.62x51mm NATO 150.5-grain AP cartridge; black tip |
| Cartridge, 7.62mm: Tracer, M62 | 7.62x51mm NATO 142-grain tracer cartridge; orange tip |
| Cartridge, 7.62mm: Tracer, M62, Overhead Fire Mission | 7.62x51mm NATO 142-grain tracer cartridge; red tip |
| Cartridge, 7.62mm: Dummy, M63 | 7.62x51mm NATO dummy cartridge |
| Cartridge, 7.62mm: Grenade, M64 | 7.62x51mm rifle grenade launching blank cartridge |
| Cartridge, 7.62mm: Ball, M80 | 7.62x51mm NATO 146-grain FMJ cartridge |
| Cartridge, 7.62mm: Blank, M82 | 7.62x51mm NATO blank cartridge |
| Cartridge, 7.62mm: Ball, Special, M118 | 7.62x51mm NATO 172-grain FMJBT cartridge |
| Cartridge, 7.62mm: Frangible, M160 | 7.62x51mm NATO 108.5-grain frangible training cartridge; green tip with white band |
| Cartridge, 7.62mm: Duplex, XM192 | 7.62x51mm NATO blank cartridge |
| Cartridge, 7.62mm: Duplex, M198 | 7.62x51mm NATO Duplex cartridge; 2 84-grain bullets |
| Cartridge, 7.62mm: Ball, Low Recoil, M256 | 7.62x51mm NATO 82-grain FMJ lightweight, low recoil cartridge; white tip |
| Cartridge, 7.62mm: Dim Tracer, M276 | 7.62x51mm NATO 140-150-grain dim tracer cartridge; green tip with pink ring |
| Cartridge, 7.62mm: Match, M852 | 7.62x51mm NATO 168-grain HPBT cartridge |
| Cartridge, 7.62mm: Saboted Light Armor Penetrator, M948 | 7.62x51mm NATO SLAP cartridge |
| Cartridge, 7.62mm: Saboted Light Armor Penetrator-Tracer, XM959 | 7.62x51mm NATO SLAP-T cartridge |
| Cartridge, 7.62mm: Plastic Ball, Practice M973 | 7.62x51mm NATO plastic projectile training cartridge; black or blue bullet; Short Range Training Ammunition (SRTA) |
| Cartridge, 7.62mm: Plastic Tracer, Practice M974 | 7.62x51mm NATO plastic projectile training cartridge w/ tracer element; black or blue bullet with red tip; Short Range Training Ammunition (SRTA) |
| Cartridge, 7.62mm: Armor-Piercing, M993 | 7.62x51mm NATO 126.6-grain AP cartridge; black tip |
| US Navy 5.56mm Cartridges | |
| Cartridge, 7.62mm, Special Ball, Long Range, Mk 316 | 7.62x51mm NATO 175-grain OTM/HPBT cartridge |
| Cartridge, 7.62mm, Ball, Carbine, Barrier, Mk 319 | 7.62x51mm NATO 130-grain OTM cartridge |
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