What is SS 109 ammo?

What is SS 109 ammo?

What is M855? M855, also known as SS109, green-tipped ammo, and Penetrator rounds, is a 5.56x45mm caliber, 62 grain round with a lead alloy and steel core. Originally known as SS109, this round can trace its roots back more than 50 years to the time surrounding the standardization trials NATO carried out in the 1970s.

Is M855A1 armor piercing?

Although it’s not an armor-piercing round, the EPR can penetrate 3/8 inch-thick mild steel at distances approaching 400 meters (based on the range at which 50 percent of the rounds can pass through the barrier). The EPR also penetrates some lesser-quality body armors designed to stop 7.62mm ball rounds.

What’s inside a green tip bullet?

What is M855? M855 is often called “green tip” ammo for its special color coding (the full metal jacket is painted green at the nose). These 5.56 cartridges push a 62 grain projectile designed with a boat tail, lead core, and a special steel “penetrator” tip.

Is green tip ammo legal?

Currently, green-tipped ammo is legal for US civilians to own under federal law. Due to these restrictions, it’s important to check up on the latest anti-gun laws in your home state before making a purchase. The ATF and the federal government have made several attempts at banning the round in recent years.

What’s the difference between the SS109 and 5.56mm?

Most NATO nations adopted the SS109 as their first 5.56 round. The United States adopted it as the M855, painting the tip green to allow soldiers to easily differentiate it from older M193 ammunition. The M855 uses a sixty-two grain projectile stabilized by a 1:7 twist barrel. The slower twist rate is required to stabilize the heavier projectile.

Where are SS109 / M855 long penetrator ammunition manufactured?

Once done you will be able to add the product to cart. This ammunition is manufactured in the USA by the largest OEM/white-label cartridge manufacturer in using .224 diameter Lake City Surplus SS109/M855 Penetrator projectiles from a special batch with a long straight walled jacket.

Is the tip of the ammo the same as the tip?

These projectiles typically require a slower twist rate to stabilize. Depending on lot number your ammo may or may not have the green painted tip, but it is the same ammo.