WASHINGTON, March 4 (UPI) --The leader of a national police union this week said a proposal to ban armor-piercing 5.56mm pistol rounds would be less effective than the government thinks. Last week, ...

Two of the most popular cartridges today are nearly identical and sometimes considered transposable, but when looking at 5.56 vs .223, there are some key differences. The .223 Remington started as a ...

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Considering .308 vs 5.56 is something many shooters do. The two cartridges have similar roots and were designed for the same purpose, but their differences require a closer look when deciding which is ...

The House Armed Services’ Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee has shed light on one of the more bewildering defense procurement realities: the Army and Marine Corps’ use different 5.56x45mm ...

The House Armed Services Committee called on the Pentagon Wednesday to explain why the Army and the Marine Corps use different types of 5.56mm ammunition for the M16A4 rifle and the M4 carbine, and to ...

Sept. 5 (UPI) --Black Hills Ammunition is receiving a $49.9 million contract for the delivery of 5.56mm special ball long-range ammunition over a five year period, the Department of Defense announced ...

Currently all branches of the US Military purchase match 5.56mm ammunition from Black Hills. Law enforcement agencies nationwide rely on our ammo too. Jeff Hoffman served as a sworn officer for 37 ...

So it doesn’t seem that the Army or the Marine Corps are in any hurry to explain to Congress why they don't use a common 5.56mm round. The final joint version of the Fiscal 2017 National Defense ...

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. (June 23, 2010) -- The Army announced today it has begun shipping its new 5.56mm cartridge, the M855A1 Enhanced Performance Round, to support warfighters in Afghanistan. The ...

March 6, 2009: While the United States is a major supplier of weapons to Israel (nearly half a billion dollars worth a year), there are many other nations that also supply weapons and ammunition to ...