Training 5,56

[guttenflax]

Is there anyone who knows what's the training 5,56 version's name?
I mean, that kinda ammo with a thin bullet with a plastic made top.

They said "MBK"..but I'm not so sure about that.

[Steven Mace]

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/images/M862.gif

Are you refering to the M862 5.56mm Short Range Training Ammunition (SRTA)?

You might want to visit http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/m862.htm.

Hope this helps!

Steve Mace

[Bettendorf]

We call it Blue tip.

[guttenflax]

Thanx guys... but Blue tips are different from the NATO training ammo we use in Italy.

The bullet has got a golden metal base that clamps a greenish plastic top. The whole thing is fixed on a usual 5,56mm brass.

Anyway, I guess it's just one of the SRTA variations, as Steven suggested.

[Steven Mace]

The NATO green-tipped 5.56mm ammunition is typically the M855 cartridge. Take a look at http://www.thegunzone.com/556faq.html#m200 and see what you think.

Steve Mace

[JE3146]

:welcome: to Gunsnet !

[BaDAppLe]

Guttenflax WELCOME to the ranks!

[guttenflax]

Aw guys you all are so nice.

Please forgive my (possibly) bad English, but I'm an Italian guy after all!

I've tried to post a link to the pic I made to the stuff I was talkin' about but it seems like I can't.

Perhaps because I'm not authorized to post links.
I obey...
RULES ARE RULES!

[JE3146]

To post a link, I think theres a 50 post minimum.

Your English is quite good for a foreigner :)

What are the gun laws like in Italy? Are you part of the military over there?

[guttenflax]

Well, once I was an Infantry corporal; now I'm just a civilian student at the University.

Speaking of laws, automatic rifles and, in general, automatic weapons are a forbidden dream here. (only the mafia can play with AKs ;) )
You're allowed to keep a pistol in your home only after passing some medical and psychological exams.
In certain cases, people under threat (like jewellers who'd been robbed) may obtain the permission to walk around with a pistol with them.
Speaking of hunting rifles, you must declare to the police the exact number of shell you own. You can possess ammo only if you've got an hunting licence; otherwise, you may keep your rifles on a safe as a collectioning amateur.
And there's too a maximum limit for the number of shell an hunting rifle can be loaded with (3 I think), so a lot of models are modified with a limiter to be legal here.

[Epinephrine]

What about semi auto rifles like AR's and M14's? Are you allowed to have 30 round mags or are you limited to 3 cartriges per gun with them as well? :eek:

[guttenflax]

:lool: Man, you make me laugh!

Here, everything you cannot call "pistol" or "hunting rifle" is considered "War weapon" and it's strictly illegal!