These were recovered in Europe. They aren't all the same. Any idea of what is here? Most are believed to be from a M-1
Posted 10 October 2018 - 01:43 PM
Posted 10 October 2018 - 02:33 PM
Many thanks
Posted 10 October 2018 - 02:34 PM
I forget offhand... Were either boat-tailed? I think the M2 I've recovered and whatnot was flat bottomed, but it might not have been WWII vintage and a fair comparison.
Posted 11 October 2018 - 03:09 AM
According to my reference, Cal .30 M1 cartridge used a boat tailed bullet. M2 is flat-based, so is M1906.
Posted 11 October 2018 - 02:14 PM
Could you clarify please
Posted 11 October 2018 - 02:29 PM
Posted 11 October 2018 - 03:07 PM
Posted 11 October 2018 - 03:40 PM
Posted 11 October 2018 - 05:16 PM
Posted .30 Cal. ammo page from TM 9-1900 , AMMUNITION, 1945. Without looking at copy of Small Arms ammunition regarding M-1 ball, unsure,IIRC M1 was discontinued in 1941, was pretty “ hot” round, worked well in 1917 MGs in WWI.
I can see the image. I can also see that the M1 shown was not ball, and that the other page shows what appears to be boat tail rounds.
I cannot tell if you're showing that M1 ball was not boat tail or what; information on the other page seems possibly related.
My understanding was that M1 was causing problems in training due to the distance it could travel, in part because of the boat tail.
Posted 11 October 2018 - 11:08 PM
Posted 12 October 2018 - 05:28 PM
Posted 14 October 2018 - 08:08 AM
The range issue referred to was M1 ball, and related to characteristics of the design overall, but not excluding increased longer-range energy retention due to bullet shape. I do not know where the confusion comes from regarding M2 possibly being boat tailed; I did not state that M2 was boat tailed. Thank you for info about the other pages.
Posted 14 October 2018 - 09:48 AM
Posted 20 November 2018 - 04:14 PM
Second picture down. The first four look like M2 Ball, the next two look like 173gr M1 Ball, the next one looks like .30 caliber Tracer and the last one looks like 173gr M1 Ball.
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