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M-592 Ammo Box

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  • for 30x  30mm cartridges
  • Two 15rd Belts
  • lid has a clamp on each end
  • has a rubber gasket
  • 9.5 x 18.5 x 14.5
  • NSN is 8140-01-083-9229
  • Drawing number is 10542565

M-621 Ammo Box

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  • plastic ammo box
  • for 30, linked 25mm Cartridges
  •  opens on the bottom and top
  • both lids have a hinge
  • lids are not removable
  • For the gun on the Bradley fighting vehicle
  • 13.5” L x 5.6” W x 14.5” H
  • NSN is 8140-01-121-9853
  • Drawing Number 12013854

PA-125 Ammo Box

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  • For 25mm linked cartridges
  • lid has an opener on both ends
  • no hinge
  • has a carry handle on both ends and one side
  • 14.3” x 13.8” x 5.7”
  • NSN is 8140-01-347-8121
  • Drawing Number 12576143

PA-154 Ammo Box

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  • holds two 120 mm mortar rounds
  • lid has an opener on both ends
  • no hinge
  •  6.36 X 12.3 X 31.7”
  • NSN is 8140-00-380-5857
  • Drawing Number is 12577569

PA-120 Ammo Box

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  • for 32 cartridges 40mm (grenade) for Mk19
  • 18.7” x 6.3” x 10.3”
  • opener on each end
  • no hinge
  • lid must be removed to get inside
  •  NSN is 8140-01-315-9915
  • Drawing number is 12564414

PA-70 Ammo Box

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  • for 8 cartridges for 60mm Mortar M224
  • same lid as the M2A1 .50 caliber box
  • 12-1/32 x 6-3/32 x 16-5/16”
  • NSN 8140-00-090-1101
  • Drawing No. 9252724

PA-108 Ammo Box

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  • 800 rounds of 5.56mm cartridges
  • 4 magazines for the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW)
  • 12.9 x 7.29 x 8.9”
  • about one inch higher, one inch longer and one inch wider than the M2A1
  • NSN 8140-01-252-4290
  • Drawing number is 9396178

sometimes mistaken for a .50 caliber type

  • wide .50 cal
  • fat .50

M19 Ammo Box

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  • .30-06 ammunition
  • replaced the M1 Ammo Box and M1A1 Ammo Box
  • Adopted in 1946
  • 1946 to 1953
  • 3-13/16 x 7-1/4” x 11”
  • lid skirts, designed to lock in place while part-way open to protect the belted ammunition inside from the elements while it feeds into the machine gun

M19A1 Ammo Box

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  • .30-06 ammunition
  • replaced the M19 Ammo Box
  • 1954 to Present
  • Adapted for 7.62mm NATO ammunition 7.62x51mm
  • National Stock Number (NSN) 8140-00-828-2939
  • Drawing number 7553315
  • embossed cartridge on the open end of the cover

.30-06 caliber ammunition

  • 250 rounds of .30 Cal linked ball M2 cartridges
  • 200 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, M80 in cartons in M13 link
  • 192 rounds of .30 caliber AP ammunition in 8 round clips (for Rifle M-1)
  • bandoleers
  • ammunition in bulk

Manufactured by:

  • Mount Vernon Metals, Grand Rapids MI
  • UNITED
  • EMCO
  • AIRLINE
  • GP& F
  •  S.C.F.
  • GWK
  • YSE
  • KANARR

M2A1 Ammo Box

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  • Replaced the M2 Ammo Box
  • 1945 – Present
  • Originally built for 100 rounds of .50 caliber cartridges
  • post World War II
  •  6-3/32” wide
  • 7-1/2” tall
  • 12-1/32” long

Now used for many calibers

  • 50bmg = 100 qty (Linked)
  • 9mm = 1,000qty
  • .45acp = 1,000qty (cartons)
  • 5.56x45mm = 400qty (2x 200rd drums)
  • .30 cal (7.62x51mm) = 400 qty (cartons)

Early Lid, that tapers down  

Later lid is even all the length

M1A1 Ammo Box

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  • .30-06 ammunition
  • Replaced the M1 Ammo Box
  • June 1945 – 1950s (phased out in the 1960s)
  • Better Gasket
  • New Machine Guns
  • 11″ Length x 3-13/16″ Width x 7-19/32″ Height

Features

  • 275 rounds in link belts of .30-06 ammo
  • 250 rounds in cloth belts of .30-06 ammo
  • rubber gasket on the lid
  • designed for use with the M1917A1 Water Cooled Machine Gun
  • catch on the end was used to fasten the box to the left side of the tripod
  • 11 inches long
  • 3-13/16 inches wide
  • 7-1/4inches tall
  • Full weight 22 pounds
  • Four M1A1 boxes wire-bound wooden box, 1100 CARTRIDGES
  • Four M1A1 boxes weight 92 pounds

Manufactured by

  • UNITED
  • ARTCRAFT

M1 Ammo Box

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  • .30-06 ammunition
  • May 6, 1942 thru 1945 (phased out by the 1950s)
  • 250 rounds in a cloth or linked belt for the M1917A1 and M1919A4 and A6 machine guns
  • foam type gasket which could be reused but wore out faster than a rubber gasket
  • painted blue when loaded with blank ammo
  • Replaced by the M1A1

Manufactured by

  • Reeves
  • Crown
  • Canco
  • Owens Illinois Can Company

T4 Ammo Box

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T4, was one of the first steel ammo boxes.

  • experimental
  • manufactured by City Auto Stamping Co.,
    Toledo, Ohio
  • Was intended for use in armored vehicles.

Testing and revision ultimately led to the development of the M1 Ammo Can

M2 Ammo Box

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Used durring World War Two WWII

  • Adopted September 21, 1942
  • 1942 – 1945
  • Used for .50 caliber ammunition
  • Held 105 rounds of .50 BMG ammo in links
  • Full weight of 35 pounds
  • Packed as two M2 boxes, in wooden box (approximately 72 pounds)

Construction Details 

  • 7.5 inches high
  • 6 inches wide
  • 2.25 inches long
  • Steel material
  • welded seams
  • made in several patterns
  • Side-opening hinged lid
  • Lid is removable by sliding the lid pins off the hinge tubes
  • Top edge hinge is rolled small tubes attached to the body of the box and the lid
  • Metal bar handle attached to the lid by rectangular wire loops
  • Handle folds flat for stacking or lift up for easy carry
  • A wire loop on lid connects with a latch on side of can, to clamp the lid down
  • Rubber gasket under lid
  • Wire loop on the end panel to mount the box to a M2 machine gun
  • Top and sides have embossed recessed areas for added strength
  • painted semi-gloss olive drab
  • two cartridge shapes embossed, one on each end, to indicate the direction of loading

Manufactured by

  • BURROWES
  • NMPC
  • BURROWES
  • MODERN
  • and others

Information on the M2 .50 cal. ammunition can

5.56×45

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5.56×45

5.56 x 45 mm Blank M200
5.56 x 45 mm Blank M200 0.224 inches (5.7 mm) 3.95 5.18 g 930 772 m/s 1,700 1,830 J ArmaLite
5.56 x 45 mm Dummy M199
5.56 x 45 mm Dummy M199 0.224 inches (5.7 mm) ArmaLite contacted Remington 1963
5.56 x 45 mm M855
5.56 x 45 mm M855 0.224 inches (5.7 mm) 62 grain 2,700 ft/s (820 m/s) ArmaLite contacted Remington 1963
5.56 x 45 mm M856 Tracer
5.56 x 45 mm M856 Tracer 0.224 inches (5.7 mm) 63.7 gr 2,700 ft/s (820 m/s) ArmaLite contacted Remington 1963
5.56 x 45 mm M995 AP
5.56 x 45 mm M995 AP 0.224 inches (5.7 mm) 1992
5.56 x 45 mm NATO
5.56 x 45 mm NATO 0.224 inches (5.7 mm) 3.95 5.18 g 930 772 m/s 1,700 1,830 J ArmaLite contacted
5.56 x 45 mm SS109
5.56 x 45 mm SS109 0.224 inches (5.7 mm) 62 grain 2,700 ft/s (820 m/s) ArmaLite contacted Remington 1963

Ammo Collection

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Welcome to Ammo Buyers Guide
A place to learn more about ammunition, Buying Ammunition, Choosing Ammo, and collecting Bullets and Ammunition

Here we share a growing collection of Ammunition and related accessories

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The ammunition in this collection comes from these primary sources:

South East Regional Park, where I volunteered as a Range Safety Officer for a few years. Shooters would occasionally get bad ammo and we have a place to put those rounds. I would dig through there to find new items fir the collection, and found something new occasionally
and
Tucson Guns & Western Artifacts, a gun shop in Tucson that has supported our websites and my collections for many years. They carry all kinds of unusual, obsolete and hard to find calibers of ammunition. They often have a new item for the collection when I visit their store

Gun Shows are a great source for rare, outdated and vintage collectible ammo as well as out of production ammunition

Of course I also look down when I go to the shooting range. You ever know what you might find if you just start paying attention to things around you

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.50 BMG

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.50 BMG
  • Blue Plastic – M858 Short Range Training Ammo Red
  • – M1 Tracer Black Tip
  • – .30cal Sabot Tungsten Sabot
  • – M903 SLAP Red & Silver
  • – M20 Armor Piercing Incendiary Tracer Silver
  • – M8 API, Armor Piercing Incendiary Yellow & Red
  • – M48A1 (50BAT) Spotter
  • – Tracer Red Plastic
  • – German blank Brown
  • – M17 Tracer Black
  • – M2 Ball or M2 A.P. ? Silver & Red
  • – Yellow – Heavy Ball Purple & Silver
  • – Mk257 Dim Tracer (for night vision) Blue
  • – M23 Incendiary Green & Gray
  • – Mk.211, Mod.0 Raufoss Armor Piercing Incendiary Explosive


Bult diameter: .510 in (13.0 mm)
Case length: 3.91 in (99 mm)
Overall length: 5.45 in (138 mm)
Neck diameter: .560 in (14.2 mm)
Shoulder diameter: .735 in (18.7 mm)
Base diameter: .804 in (20.4 mm)
Rim diameter: .804 in (20.4 mm
  • Top 10 .50 BMG Conclusion
  • Top 15 (.50-bmg) Unknown (Silver & Red tip)
  • Bullet of the Day: .50 BMG Raufoss
  • Bullet of the Day: .50 BMG lighter
  • 1,000 M9 .50 BMG Links
  • Full Auto .50 BMG “Ma Deuce”
  • Shooting .50 BMG Full Auto @ Machine Gun Fundraiser
  • Shooting .50 Caliber Air Rifle,Dragons Claw
  • Barrett M107 .50 BMG
  • Top 15 (.50-bmg) M1 Tracer
  • Top 15 (.50-bmg) Mk.211, Mod.0 Raufoss Armor Piercing Incendiary Explosive
  • Top 15 (.50-bmg) 30 cal Sabot (A.P. Black Tip)
  • Top 15 (.50-bmg) Norwegian Red Plastic Blank
  • Top 15 (.50-bmg) Heavy Ball (Yellow Tip)
  • Top 15 (.50-bmg) M17 Tracer
  • Top 15 (.50-bmg) M23 Incendiary
  • Top 15 (.50-bmg) M2 ball or M2 AP Armor Piercing
  • Top 15 (.50-bmg) M8 API Armor Piercing Incendiary
  • Top 15 (.50-bmg) Mk.257 Dim Tracer (Night Vision)
  • Top 15 (.50-bmg) M20 Armor Piercing Incendiary Tracer
  • Top 15 (.50-bmg) M48A1 Spotter Tracer
  • Top 15 (.50-bmg) M858 Short Range Training Ammo
  • Top 15 (.50-bmg) M903 SLAP Sabotted Light Armor Penetrator\
  • .50 BMG Assortment
  • .50 Browning Machine Gun (.50 BMG) Collection
  • .50 BMG Ammo – Ammo Collecting
  • Top 15 (.50-bmg) Series Intro
  • WWII .50 BMG Anti-Tank Rifle
  • LAR Grizzly 50 bmg
  • Bohicha FAR-50 MK-III .50 BMG AR-15
  • Windrunner M96 .50 BMG rifle

7.62×51

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7.62×51
.308 win

.308 Steel Case
.308 Steel Case .30 cal 7.62 mm 860 m/s (2,800 ft/s) Winchester 1950s
.308 Winchester
.308 Winchester .30 cal 7.62 mm 860 m/s (2,800 ft/s) Winchester 1950s
7.62x51 Ball, M80
7.62x51 Ball, M80 .30 cal 7.62 mm 860 m/s (2,800 ft/s) Winchester
7.62x51 M62 Tracer
7.62x51 M62 Tracer .30 cal 7.62 mm 150 grain 860 m/s (2,800 ft/s) Winchester 1950s
7.62x51 mm NATO
7.62x51 mm NATO .30 cal 7.62 mm 860 m/s (2,800 ft/s) Winchester 1950s
7.62x51 Steel Case
Steel Case .30 cal 7.62 mm 860 m/s (2,800 ft/s) Wolf