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Thread: New Defence Force rifles need firing pins replaced

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  1. 20-09-2018, 08:09 AM #11
    Danger Mouse
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    Quote Originally Posted by systolic View Post
    You wont see much of the new ammo.

    The 77gr M262 was too expensive, so they've gone back to using 55gr M193 ammo.

    Which makes the special ballistic reticle in the sight a bit redundant.
    Facepalm. I knew units were struggling to get live rounds but didn't realise this. What a dick move. Ammo is the cost of going business. 55gr is probably too light for the twist rate too
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