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5.56×45
The 5.56×45 (5.56 mm NATO) is a NATO-developed small-calibre rimless bottleneck intermediate small arms round, which was developed in the 1970s and adopted by NATO in the early 1980s. The 5.56×45 round is based on the earlier US-developed M193 round, i.e. 'Cartridge, 5.56mm ball, M193', which would form the basis of the commercial 223 Remington round. Military 5.56×45 ammunition may be Berdan or Boxer primed, and commonly fitted with full m...
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