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The ammunition was bulk-packed in standard 20-round cartons without stripper clips to maximize the amounts delivered and the packaging was marked in the Chinese language. In 1944 there was a contract to make 30-million modified Springfield-type Mauser-compatible stripper clips which were bulk-packed in ammo cans. Due to the long transport times ...
The SNL was an inventory system used from 1930 to 1958 to catalog all the items the Army's Ordnance Corps issued. The AIC was used by the United States Army Ordnance Corps from January, 1942 to 1958. It listed munitions and explosives (items from SNLs P, R, S, and T), items that were considered priority issue for soldiers in combat.
The Union Metallic Cartridge Company (UMC) was an early manufacturer of cartridge ammunition for small arms. The company was founded in 1867 during the most rapid evolution of cartridge design to date. [ 1] Following merger with Remington Arms in 1912, the company manufacturing complex in Bridgeport, Connecticut became a major arms supplier ...
The .223 Remington (designated 223 Remington by SAAMI [4] and 223 Rem. by the C.I.P. [5]) is a rimless, bottlenecked, centerfire intermediate cartridge.It was developed in 1957 by Remington Arms and Fairchild Industries for the U.S. Continental Army Command of the United States Army as part of a project to create a small-caliber, high-velocity firearm.
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The 249-year-old musket balls were discovered by archeologists doing "compliance activities" in preparation for an event, the National Park Service said in a news release Tuesday. Early analysis ...
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) closed at $12.15 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.65% move from the prior day.
Test barrel length: 22.75" rifle (higher velocity) and 5.0" pistol (lower velocity) The .22 TCM or 22TCM (.22, Tuason, Craig, Micromagnum) is a proprietary bottle-necked rimless cartridge created from a 5.56mm NATO / 223 Rem parent case. It was developed by custom gunsmith Fred Craig and Martin Tuason, President of Rock Island Armory (RIA ...