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2damnold4this · March 29, 2013, 01:48 PM

The British use a different 5.56 round. The British L2A2 round meets the SS109 standard as does the US M855 but the British round has a much thicker jacket than the M855, is far less likely to fragment and may be less likely to yaw than the M855.

March 29, 2013, 01:48 PM	#14
2damnold4this Senior Member Join Date: August 12, 2009 Location: Athens, Georgia Posts: 2,526	The British use a different 5.56 round. The British L2A2 round meets the SS109 standard as does the US M855 but the British round has a much thicker jacket than the M855, is far less likely to fragment and may be less likely to yaw than the M855.