In amongst my random 308 ( go 308!) I have some CAC cartridges, most have CAC 308 headstamps but one has CAC 65 L2A2 as it’s headstamp.
Any explanation/comment on this oddball?
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In amongst my random 308 ( go 308!) I have some CAC cartridges, most have CAC 308 headstamps but one has CAC 65 L2A2 as it’s headstamp.
Any explanation/comment on this oddball?
its high tolerance for markman/sniper shooting. also known as green dot. normal ammo was called black dot
More info here
https://sites.google.com/site/britmi...62mm-nato-ball
Forgot to mention the round in question has a pointed soft-pointed projectile, looks to be 150gr or so.
L2A2 was the correct military designation for the standardised 7.62x51 ball cartridge as manufactured by CAC. Some over-run cases from when CAC lost the military contract in 1965 were used to load 150 grain .308 sporting loads which were sold in the colourful 'Deer & mountains' packets of the period. The L2A2 designation was for the ammo and has no relationship to any rifle. The primary word at the beginning of the description of a UK military item determines the category, eg; Cartridge 7.62mm L2A2, Rifle 7.62mm L1A1, Bayonet L2A1, etc. The L stands for Land Service, the first number is for the principal pattern (1 for original design, 2 for a major modification, etc), the A replaces the old Mark designation for minor modifications, the last number is the minor modification number.
@gundoc, your response is much appreciated!Quote:
Originally Posted by gundoc
BTW ‘back in the day’ some of my mates reckoned L2A2 ammo was originally designed for use in machine guns!