Apparently there is or was a sudden increase in retired military ammo. Some of the shooters I meet at the old soldiers service rifle matches here have shown up with bandoliers of .556x45 NATO over the last couple of months. These folks buy bulk US made ammo and shoot it in chambers made as described by Nick. They then have cases to reload for quite some time.
Those people wishing to do the same should ensure that their rifles are chambered for the .556 and that the cartridges are boxer primed. Not all NATO countries use the boxer (easily reloaded) primer in their cases.
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