Why Green Tip M855 is Not Armor Piercing

Posted June 15, 2011 in Ammunition by Steve Johnson with 11 Comments
Tags: 5.56mm, Ammunition

ITS Tactical discusses why the Steel Penetrator Tip of the M855/SS109 5.56x45mm NATO round does not make it legally a Armor Piercing (AP) round.

Bryan writes …

Throughout my time in the Military, I’d always referred to M855/SS109 5.56 Ammunition (Green Tip) as armor piercing rounds or AP. For the life of me I can’t recall where I first heard that mentioned, but it was fairly common for it to be referred to as that.

Steve Johnson

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