What does silver tip mean?

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That stuff is great for one-shot kills on rocks. Four of us poured 800 rounds of 7.62x51 fmj into a rock one afternoon, and it still wasn't dead, but the ammo wasn't steel core.:p We did shoot half the rock away, though. Boy, that was good for the soul!!:D
 
BT steel core ball bt Type L IIRC, silver paint tip to distinguish it from flat base lead core M1908 ball ctg.
 
This is the LPS load and as mentioned above has a steel core. It is boat tailed and is 32mm in length and weighs 148 grains. The M1908 is flatbased and has a lead core. The M1908 is 28.6 mm in length and weighs 149 grains. The M1930 looks like the LPS (in that it is a boat tailed bullet 33.2 mm in length) but it has a lead core and weighs 182 grains - and it has a yellow tip.

The silver (or white) tip colour is now generally omitted as the LPS is now the sole ball loading in Russian service and the need to use a tip colour to differentiate it from other loads has now passed.

Reference: The 7.62x54R Cartridge, Technical Ammunition Guide, Series 3, Pamphlet 1 by Peter Labbett and P.J.F. Mead

Paul
 
I think I have a round or two of that, but no VZ-59 to shoot them :(

Marstar needs to try again....closed bolt version maybe.
 
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