5.56x45 mm Cartridges
The 5.56×45mm is a rimless bottlenecked intermediate cartridge family developed in the late 1970s in Belgium by FN Herstal.
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It was standardized as the second standard service rifle cartridge for NATO forces as well as many non-NATO countries.
Though they are not entirely identical, the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge family was derived from and is dimensionally similar to the .223 Remington cartridge
Bullet type: 5.56 x 45 mm
Energy: at 24 J
Muzzel Velocity: 964.7 +- 12 m/s V23.77
Pressure: max. 3792 bar
Accuracy mean radius: max. 5.08 at 180 m
Bullet weight: appox. 3.56 g / 55 gr
Bullet length: 19.17 mm
Cartridge weight: 6.10 g
Cartridge length: 44.70 mm
Propelling weight: 1.64 g
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5.56x45 mm Cartridges
Description
Type
Role
Country of Origin
Introduction
Note
The 5.56×45mm is a rimless bottlenecked intermediate cartridge family developed in the late 1970s in Belgium by FN Herstal.
It was standardized as the second standard service rifle cartridge for NATO forces as well as many non-NATO countries.
Though they are not entirely identical, the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge family was derived from and is dimensionally similar to the .223 Remington cartridge
Technical data and Packaging
Bullet type: 5.56 x 45 mm
Energy: at 24 J
Muzzel Velocity: 964.7 +- 12 m/s V23.77
Pressure: max. 3792 bar
Accuracy mean radius: max. 5.08 at 180 m
Bullet weight: appox. 3.56 g / 55 gr
Bullet length: 19.17 mm
Cartridge weight: 6.10 g
Cartridge length: 44.70 mm
Propelling weight: 1.64 g
Type of packaging
Quantity per pack
Number in a wooden case
Dimensions of a wooden case
Weight of the package
Weight of wooden case
Weight
Volume m3
UN Number
Hazard Class
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