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Ball is the US military term for standard ammo, nowadays FMJ but dating back to the days when muzzle loading muskets fired a paper cartridge with a large punkin ball and loose powder tied in a neat package. Recruits had to have two teeth that met in order to enlist. They had to tear open the ca'tridge, pour in powder, ram down ball and paper and prime their piece by the numbers.
FMJ is the civilian term for what the army calls ball. Guess we ole sojers call FMJ ball out of habit.
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