Reloading Supplies
Looking for brass, bullets, dies for your reloading press or reloading tools? Shop Reloading
Looking for brass, bullets, dies for your reloading press or reloading tools? Shop Reloading
PLEASE NOTE: Most Orders Ship in 1-3 Business Days.
We don't sell primers or powder and we do not offer backorders on any item.
Warning this product is known to the state of California to cause [cancer] [birth defects or other reproductive harm].
Specifications:
MPN: 5.56K
Caliber: 5.56 NATO
Bullet Type: M855 SS109 LAP (Light Armor Piercing) Steel Tip Lead Core Projectile
Bullet Weight: 62 Grains
Rounds: 20 Rounds per Box
Muzzle Velocity: 3100 fps out of a 20" Barrel
Muzzle Energy: 1323 ft/lbs
Muzzle Velocity: 2920 fps out o f a 16" Barrel
Bullet Diameter: .224
Bullet Ballistic Coefficient: .243
Casing: Brass
20 Rounds Per Box (1,000 Rounds Per Case)
Features:
- LAP (Light Armor Piercing)
- Reloadable Brass Case
- Extremely Reliable
About the Manufacturer
Complete Quality Control
Our supplier’s vertical integration philosophy allows for very reliable quality control of every PMC component each step of the way in the manufacturing process.
Because PMC’s supplier produces every component in the manufacturing of all center fire pistol and rifle cartridges, it does not rely upon the quality control of other manufacturers.
All PMC sporting ammunition is produced to either SAAMI or US Military Specification standards (MIL SPEC). PMC quality control is governed by the highly sought after ISO Bureau Veritas quality certification standards.
PMC Brass and Primers
PMC ammunition is loaded in new brass cases with boxer primers. The ammunition is non-corrosive and is loaded to SAAMI specifications with the exception of 50A, 5.56X and 5.56K. Each of these rounds complies with MIL SPEC.
All PMC ammunition is reloadable. Rifle ammunition may have crimped military primers. In reloading, the crimped first needs to be removed before a new primer can be inserted. Most major reloading companies can provide a tool to accomplish this operation.
Supply Chain Management
PMC’s supplier owns and operates the brass mill that produces the brass strip from which all brass cartridge cups are made.
Manufacturing all sporting ammunition in-house means not only that our supplier controls the total product quality, but also that our supplier is not dependent on other ammunition component manufacturers when shortages may occur.
About the 5.56X45mm NATO Cartridge
The 5.56×45mm NATO (official NATO nomenclature 5.56 NATO) is an intermediate cartridge developed in the United States and originally chambered in the M16 rifle. Under STANAG 4172, it is a standard cartridge for NATO forces as well as many non-NATO countries. It is derived from, but is not identical to, the .223 Remington cartridge.
During the late 1950s, ArmaLite and other U.S. firearm designers started their individual Small Caliber/High Velocity (SCHV) assault rifle experiments using the commercial .222 Remington cartridge. When it became clear that there was not enough powder capacity to meet U.S. Continental Army Command's (CONARC) velocity and penetration requirements, ArmaLite contacted Remington to create a similar cartridge with a longer case body and shorter neck. This became the .222 Remington Special. At the same time, Springfield Armory's Earle Harvey had Remington create an even longer cartridge case then known as the .224 Springfield. Springfield was forced to drop out of the CONARC competition, and thus the .224 Springfield was later released as a commercial sporting cartridge known as the .222 Remington Magnum. To prevent confusion among all of the competing .222 cartridge designations, the .222 Remington Special was renamed the .223 Remington. With the U.S. military adoption of the M16 rifle in 1963, the .223 Remington was standardized as the 5.56×45mm NATO. As a commercial sporting cartridge the .223 Remington was introduced in 1964.
5.56 NATO Cartridge Specifications
Parent case .223 Remington
Case type Rimless, bottleneck
Bullet diameter 5.70 mm (0.224 in)
Neck diameter 6.43 mm (0.253 in)
Shoulder diameter 9.00 mm (0.354 in)
Base diameter 9.58 mm (0.377 in)
Rim diameter 9.60 mm (0.378 in)
Rim thickness 1.14 mm (0.045 in)
Case length 44.70 mm (1.760 in)
Overall length 57.40 mm (2.260 in)
Case capacity 1.85 cm3 (28.5 gr H2O)
Rifling twist 178 mm or 229 mm (1 in 7 in or 9 in, originally 1 in 14 in)
Primer type Small rifle
Maximum pressure (EPVAT) 430.00 MPa (62,366 psi)
Maximum pressure (SCATP 5.56) 380.00 MPa (55,114 psi)
Business Hours:
Monday - Friday 9-5 CST
Before calling please note:
1. We don't have any primers or powder
2. We don't manufacture ammunition or reload ammunition
3. Check the ship dates above. Business days are Mon-Friday. Saturday and Sunday don't count.
4. If you didn't receive a copy of your order please e-mail us. We are having difficulties delivering to comcast e-mail addresses.
5. We are currently 7 days behind on returning phone calls. Please e-mail if possible.
Phone: 512-827-8651
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