US Army

Small Caliber Ammunition

Data Sheets


US Army  Publication TM 43-0001-27

Covers all ammunition in use by the US Army from .22 Caliber up to 30mm.

There is a 1 page sheet for each ammunition variant showing an external dimensioned view with markings and in most cases a cutaway diagram. Each sheet includes data on: Type Classification, Use, Description, UNO Data, Weight, Length, Tracer, Primer, Fuze, Explosive Type/Weight, Incendiary Type/Weight, Propellant Type/Weight, Performance (Chamber pressure & Velocity) & Shipping Storage data.

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 Contents:

 CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION

1-1. Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

1-2. Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

1-3. Key to Abbreviations and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

1-4. Metric Conversion Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

 

CHAPTER 2. SHOTGUN CARTRIDGES

Cartridge, .410, Shotgun, No. M35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Cartridge, 10 Gage, Shotgun, Blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Cartridge, 12 Gage, Shotgun, No. 00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Cartridge, 12 Gage, Shotgun, No. 00, M162 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Cartridge, 12 Gage, Shotgun, No. M19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Cartridge, 12 Gage, Shotgun, No. M257 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

Cartridge, 12 Gage, Shotgun, No. M274 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15

Cartridge, 12 Gage, Shotgun, Non-Lethal: Point Control, M1012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17

Cartridge, 12 Gage, Shotgun, Non-Lethal: Crowd Dispersal, M1013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19

Cartridge, 12 Gage, Shotgun: Breaching, M1030 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21

 

CHAPTER 3. CALIBER .22 CARTRIDGES

Cartridge, Caliber .22, Ball, Long Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Cartridge, Caliber .22, Ball, Long Rifle, M24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Cartridge, Caliber .22, Ball, Hornet, M65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Cartridge, Caliber .22, Tracer, Long Rifle, M861 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

 

CHAPTER 4. CALIBER .30 CARBINE CARTRIDGES

Cartridge, Caliber .30, Carbine, Ball, M1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

Cartridge, Caliber .30, Carbine, Grenade, M6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Cartridge, Dummy, Caliber .30, Carbine, M13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Cartridge, Caliber .30, Carbine, Ball, High Pressure Test, M18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Cartridge, Caliber .30, Carbine, Tracer, M27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11

 

CHAPTER 5. CALIBER .30 RIFLE AND MACHINE GUN CARTRIDGES

Cartridge, Caliber .30, Ball, High Pressure Test, M1 ......................................................... 5-3

Cartridge, Caliber .30, Tracer, M11................................................................................... 5-5

Cartridge, Caliber .30, Armor Piercing, M2 ....................................................................... 5-7

Cartridge, Caliber .30, Ball, M2......................................................................................... 5-9

Cartridge, Caliber .30, Grenade, M3 ................................................................................. 5-11

Cartridge, Caliber .30, Armor Piercing Incendiary, M14 .................................................... 5-13

Cartridge, Caliber .30, Ball, Frangible, M22 ...................................................................... 5-15

Cartridge, Caliber .30, Tracer; M25................................................................................... 5-17

Cartridge, Dummy, Caliber .30, M40................................................................................. 5-19

Cartridge, Caliber .30, Ball, Match, M72 ........................................................................... 5-21

Cartridge, Caliber .30, Blank, M1909 ................................................................................ 5-23

 

CHAPTER 6. CALIBER .32 CARTRIDGES

Cartridge, Caliber .32, Ball ............................................................................................... 6-3

 

CHAPTER 7. CALIBER .38 CARTRIDGES

Cartridge, Caliber .38, Ball ............................................................................................... 7-3

Cartridge, Caliber .38, Ball, Special, M41 ......................................................................... 7-5

Cartridge, Caliber .38, Wad Cutter ................................................................................... 7-7

 

CHAPTER 8. CALIBER .45 CARTRIDGES

Cartridge, Caliber .45, Wad Cutter.................................................................................... 8-3

Cartridge, Caliber .45, Ball, High Pressure Test, M1 ......................................................... 8-5

Cartridge, Caliber .45, Blank, M9 ...................................................................................... 8-7

Cartridge, Caliber .45, Tracer, M26................................................................................... 8-9

Cartridge, Caliber .45, Line Throwing, M32 ....................................................................... 8-11

Cartridge, Caliber .45, Ball, M1911 ................................................................................... 8-13

Cartridge, Caliber .45, Ball, Match, M1911 ....................................................................... 9-15

Cartridge, Dummy, Caliber .45, M1921............................................................................. 8-17

 

CHAPTER 9. CALIBER .50 CARTRIDGES

Cartridge, Caliber .50, Ball, High Pressure Test, M1 ......................................................... 9-3

Cartridge, Caliber .50, Blank, M1 ...................................................................................... 9-5

Cartridge, Caliber .50, Incendiary, M1............................................................................... 9-7

Cartridge, Caliber .50, Tracer, M1 .................................................................................... 9-9

Cartridge, Caliber .50, Blank, M1A1.................................................................................. 9-11

Cartridge, Caliber .50, Ball, M2......................................................................................... 9-13

Cartridge, Caliber .50, Ball, Armor Piercing, M2................................................................ 9-15

Cartridge, Dummy, Caliber .50, M2................................................................................... 9-17

Cartridge, Caliber .50, Ball, Armor Piercing Incendiary, M8 .............................................. 9-19

Cartridge, Caliber .50, Tracer M10.................................................................................... 9-21

Cartridge, Caliber .50, Tracer; M17................................................................................... 9-23

Cartridge, Caliber .50, Ball, Armor Piercing Incendiary-Tracer, M20 ................................ 9-25

Cartridge, Caliber .50, Incendiary, M23............................................................................. 9-27

Cartridge, Caliber .50, Ball, M33....................................................................................... 9-29

Cartridge, Caliber .50, Ball, Spotter-Tracer, M48A1 .......................................................... 9-31

Cartridge, Caliber .50, Ball, Spotter-Tracer, M48A2 .......................................................... 9-33

Cartridge, Caliber .50, Ball, Plastic Practice, M858 .......................................................... 9-35

Cartridge, Caliber .50, Tracer, Plastic Practice, M860 ...................................................... 9-37

Cartridge, Caliber .50, Saboted Light Armor Penetrator (SLAP), M903 . . . . . . . . . . . . .    9-39

Cartridge, Caliber .50, Saboted Light Armor Penetrator-Tracer (SLAP-T),M962 . . . . . .   9-41

Cartridge, Caliber .50, Ball Practice, T249E2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    9-43

Cartridge, Caliber .50, Ball, High Pressure Test,T251 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    9-45

Cartridge, Caliber .50:  Armor Piercing Incendiary (API),  MK 211, MOD 0 . . . . . . . .    9-47

 

CHAPTER 10.    5.56MM CARTRIDGES

Cartridge, 5.56mm, Ball, M193. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    10-3

Cartridge, 5.56mm, Grenade, M195 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    10-5

Cartridge, 5.56mm, Tracer, M196 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    10-7

Cartridge, 5.56mm, High Pressure Test, M197 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    10-9

Cartridge, Dummy, 5.56mm, M199 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    10-11

Cartridge, 5.56mm, Blank, M200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    10-13

Cartridge, Dummy, 5.56mm, M232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    10-15

Cartridge, 5.56mm, Blank, M755 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    10-17

Cartridge, 5.56mm, Ball, M855. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    10-19

Cartridge, 5.56mm, Tracer, M856 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    10-21

Cartridge, 5.56mm, Plastic, Practice, M862 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    10-23

Cartridge, 5.56mm, Armor Piercing (AP), M995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    10-25

CHAPTER 11.    7.62MM CARTRIDGES

Cartridge, 7.62mm, Ball, M59. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    11-3

Cartridge, 7.62mm, High Pressure Test, M60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    11-5

Cartridge, 7.62mm, Armor Piercing, M61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    11-7

Cartridge, 7.62mm, Tracer, M62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    11-9

Cartridge, 7.62mm, Tracer, M62 (Overhead Fire Mission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    11-11

Cartridge, Dummy, 7.62, M63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    11-13

Cartridge, 7.62mm, Grenade, M64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    11-15

Cartridge, 7.62mm, Ball, M80. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    11-17

Cartridge, 7.62mm, Ball, M80 (Overhead Fire Application) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    11-19

Cartridge, 7.62mm, Blank, M82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    11-21

Cartridge, 7.62mm, Ball, Special, M118 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    11-23

Cartridge, 7.62mm, Frangible, M160 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    11-25

Cartridge, Dummy, 7.62mm, M172 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    11-27

Cartridge, 7.62mm, Dim Tracer, M276 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    11-29

Cartridge, 7.62mm, Match, M852 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    11-31

Cartridge, 7.62mm: Armor Piercing (AP), M993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    11-33

CHAPTER 12.    9MM CARTRIDGES

Cartridge, 9mm, Ball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    12-3

Cartridge, 9mm, Ball, NATO, M882. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    12-5

Cartridge, 9mm, Ball, High Pressure Test, M905 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    12-7

Cartridge, 9mm, MK243, Mod 0, Jacketed Hollow-Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    12-9

CHAPTER 13.    14.5MM CARTRIDGES

Cartridge, 14.5mm, Trainer-Spotter, M181A1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    13-3

Cartridge, 14.5mm, Trainer-Spotter, M182A1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    13-5

Cartridge, 14.5mm, Trainer-Spotter, M183A1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    13-7

 

CHAPTER 14.     20MM CARTRIDGES

Cartridge, Dummy, 20mm, M51A2   ................................................................................... 14-3

Cartridge, 20mm, Armor Piercing Incendiary-Tracer, M52E1   ............................................ 14-5

Cartridge, 20mm, Armor Piercing Incendiary, M53............................................................ 14-7

Cartridge, 20mm, Ball, High Pressure Test, M54A1 ......................................................... 14-9

Cartridge, 20rnmm, Target Practice, M55A2   .................................................................... 14-11

Cartridge, 20mm, High Explosive Incendiary, M56A3/ M56A4  ...................................... 14-13

Cartridge, 20mm, Armor Piercing-Tracer, M95   ............................................................... 14-15

Cartridge, 20mm, Incendiary, M96   ................................................................................. 14-17

Cartridge, 20mm, High Explosive Incendiary, M97A2 .................................................... 14-19

Cartridge, 20mrm, Target Practice, M99A1 ...................................................................... 14-21

Cartridge, 20mm, Target Practice, M204 ......................................................................... 14-23

Cartridge, 20nmm, Target Practice-Tracer, M206A1......................................................... 14-25

Cartridge, 20nmm, High Explosive Incendiary, M210 ....................................................... 14-27

Cartridge, 20mm, Target Practice-Tracer, M220   .............................................................. 14-29

Cartridge, 20nmm, High Explosive Incendiary-Tracer, M242/M242A1   .......................... 14-31

Cartridge, 20mm, High Explosive Incendiary-Tracer, Self-Destroying,

M246/M246A1............................................................................................................... 14-33

Cartridge, Dummy, 20mm, XM254.................................................................................... 14-35

Cartridge, 20mm, High Explosive Incendiary-Tracer, M599 Fuze

Point-Detonating Self-Destroying M594 ......................................................................... 14-37

Cartridge, 20mm, Armor Piercing Incendiary-Tracer, M601 .............................................. 14-39

Cartridge, 20mm, Multipurpose Trace Self-Destroying, M940 .......................................... 14-41

 

CHAPTER 15.    25MM CARTRIDGES

Cartridge, 25mm, Armor Piercing Discarding Sabot-Tracer, M791 .................................... 15-3

Cartridge, 25mm, High Explosive Incendiary-Tracer, M792 With

Fuze Point-Detonating Self-Destroying M758 ................................................................ 15-5

Cartridge, 25mm, Target Practice-Tracer, M793 ............................................................... 15-7

Cartridge, 25mm, Dummy, M794...................................................................................... 15-9

Cartridge, 25.4mm, Decoy, M839 ..................................................................................... 15-11

Cartridge, 25mm, Target Practice Discarding Sabot-Target, M910 .................................. 15-13

Cartridge, 25mm, Armor Piercing Fin Stabilized Discarding Sabot-

Tracer, M919................................................................................................................. 15-15

 

CHAPTER 16. 30MM CARTRIDGES

Cartridge, 30mm, Target Practice, M788 ......................................................................... 16-3

Cartridge, 30mm, High Explosive Dual Purpose, M789..................................................... 16-5

Cartridge, 30mm, Dummy, M848...................................................................................... 16-7

Cartridge, 30mm, Test, M883 ........................................................................................... 16-9

 

CHAPTER 17. POINT-DETONATING FUZES

Fuze, Point-Detonating: M505A3 ...................................................................................... 17-3

Fuze, Point-Detonating, Self-Destroying: M758 ................................................................ 17-5

Fuze, Point-Detonating: M759 (XM714E6)........................................................................ 17-7

 

CHAPTER 18. ACCESSORIES

General ........................................................................................................................... 18-1

Accessories for Cartridges, Caliber .50 ............................................................................. 18-3

Accessories for Cartridges, 5.56mm ................................................................................ 18-5

Accessories for Cartridges, 7.62mm .................................................................................. 18-7

Accessories for Cartridges, 20mm ................................................................................... 18-9

Accessories for Cartridges, 25mm .................................................................................... 18-13

Accessories for Cartridges, 30mm .................................................................................... 18-15

 

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