What Cartridge is This?

Pretty certain that is just standard military 5.56 - IVI was the maker, 99 was "1999" - year it was made, plus mark in a circle is the mark of NATO compliance. Grandson and I picked up several hundred at local gravel pit - IVI - 13 and 14 - NATO symbol. Likely local Mounties, but do not know that - ammo was issued to military and RCMP that I know of. We left behind at least that many WIN 9mm Luger casings.
 
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The cross confirms a NATO round.

If you do not have a case gauge, remove the lower from one your new prohib rifles of the same caliber (ok to curse the turd here) and see if it properly fit chamber.

If just one, pull it open to avoid shooting it out a 223 rem.
 
UR2X3M4ME said:
The cross confirms a NATO round.

If you do not have a case gauge, remove the lower from one your new prohib rifles of the same caliber (ok to curse the turd here) and see if it properly fit chamber.

If just one, pull it open to avoid shooting it out a 223 rem.
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No prohibs here so far. Unless they get my Ruger Ranch in this calibre...
 
UR2X3M4ME said:
The cross confirms a NATO round.

If you do not have a case gauge, remove the lower from one your new prohib rifles of the same caliber (ok to curse the turd here) and see if it properly fit chamber.

If just one, pull it open to avoid shooting it out a 223 rem.
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Oh internet superstitions...

556 might be slightly over pressure in a 223 rifle, but it will not create a dangerously unsafe condition. Thousands if not millions of 556 rounds get shot out of 223 chambers every year, I've yet to see a single report of a KaBoom!
 
Potashminer said:
Pretty certain that is just standard military 5.56 - IVI was the maker, 99 was "1999" - year it was made, plus mark in a circle is the mark of NATO compliance. Grandson and I picked up several hundred at local gravel pit - IVI - 13 and 14 - NATO symbol. Likely local Mounties, but do not know that - ammo was issued to military and RCMP that I know of. We left behind at least that many WIN 9mm Luger casings.
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I find it hard to believe that Mounties would use a gravel pit as a range, NOR leave the brass lying there.
 
My brother, retired Sup't in RCMP, agrees - he claims the outfit pretty "anal" about picking up after qualifications / practices. But, no other "story" for 200 plus rounds of expended 5.56 NATO brass, at least that many WIN 9mm casings, and several unfired or misfired hardball rounds also picked up. Who else gets 5.56 NATO ammo? I was wrong - case heads are 133 x 15 and 87 x 16 (220 cases total), not 13 and 14. As I had mentioned, I do not know that Mounties were there - just a Wild Ass Guess on my part. But someone was there...
 
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OkayShooter said:
I find it hard to believe that Mounties would use a gravel pit as a range, NOR leave the brass lying there.
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Since the Hartland NB indoor range no longer exists, it would be hard to show pictures of what the Mounties will do, but I will tell you. All the member there know as well.
They shot the floors with shotgun.
Then Using handguns the 8' florescent light's shades was shot many hundreds of times, damaging the shades and many lights beyond repair. These was replaced and was left standing at the entry way until the range was closed. For many years the local police forces had to travel to Maine to do their yearly qualifications, until the summer of '08 .
 
I was mentioning a gravel pit in Western Manitoba - about 10 miles or so from Saskatchewan border. To my knowledge, there is not a "range" within 200 miles in any direction, but multiple RCMP detachments within that area... It's a good place to shoot - why we go there - good backstops, lots of area, not bothering anyone since no "neighbours" for several miles, we had land owner's permission to be there - actually he suggested we go there because no fences to cross like his other place we had been going to..
 
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Not RCMP. The RCMP uses the 77 grain OTM IVI ammo - even for practice as they get it for about the same price as ball. That came from somewhere else.
 
Somebody 'liberated' some military issue ammo... usually is packed in 40rnd box with 8 or 10 boxes in an ammo can. Or found some surplus stuff somewhere
 
Maybe not "liberated", IVI ammo in 7.62 and 5.56 used to be issued to the DCRA for competition up until sometime in the 1990's. The DCRA distributed it out to each PRA that in turn distributed to PRA affiliated clubs. This was again passed down to members to use in competition/practice. Still lots floating around and even some DA 7.62.
 
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