m855a1 for m4

davis21b · November 25, 2011, 11:28 PM

Does anyone know anything about the new m855a1 ammo for the m4 we are in afghanistan just got here and think were supposed to get the new ammo was wondering if any of yall could tell me anything about it or if any other veterans my have any experience with it. Thanks in advance.

B. Lahey · November 25, 2011, 11:41 PM

Here's an arfcom thread with some official info:

http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_16/507574_M855A1.html

The general idea is that it penetrates hard things a bit better than 855, and upon hitting somthing squishy, the penetrator and jacket seperate, causing two diverging wound tracks. Not as devestating as more complete fragmentation, but better than nothing.

November 25, 2011, 11:28 PM	#1
davis21b Member Join Date: January 6, 2011 Location: Mississippi Posts: 63	m855a1 for m4 Does anyone know anything about the new m855a1 ammo for the m4 we are in afghanistan just got here and think were supposed to get the new ammo was wondering if any of yall could tell me anything about it or if any other veterans my have any experience with it. Thanks in advance. __________________ SAPPERS LEAD THE WAY!

November 25, 2011, 11:41 PM	#2
B. Lahey Senior Member Join Date: March 17, 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,857	Here's an arfcom thread with some official info: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_16/507574_M855A1.html The general idea is that it penetrates hard things a bit better than 855, and upon hitting somthing squishy, the penetrator and jacket seperate, causing two diverging wound tracks. Not as devestating as more complete fragmentation, but better than nothing. __________________ "A human being is primarily a bag for putting food into; the other functions and faculties may be more godlike, but in point of time they come afterwards." -George Orwell