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Military projectiles are held to different specifications than hunting projectiles.
MILITARY PROJECTILES: SOME TRUTHS AND SOME MYTHS
The development of fighting bullets, from lead and Minie balls to FMJs and match-grade sniper loads. STORY BY PHIL MASSARO • PHOTOS BY MASSARO MEDIA GROUP
was like a kid in a candy store, giggling every time I heard the signature “ping” as the M1 Garand spit out its clip after the eighth shot. The rifle was not mine, and I was grateful for the opportunity and the experience. I was
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equally amazed at how well the ball ammunition performed, considering it was Second World War vintage. I am not a veteran, but my father, grandfather and uncle served our country, so in addition to being raised among hunters and shooters, the military cartridges, guns and ammunition were frequently discussed. Both Dad and Grandpa – and later,
yours truly – shot .308 Winchester due to my father’s experiences with the M14 at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri in 1968. He can be very convincing, but the tiny little groups he can still print with that rifle speak for themselves. I also remember the ball ammo Dad had hanging around for target practice and for eradicating woodchucks and other pests; a much younger, more americanshootingjournal.com 79
