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lwknight
12-03-2010, 01:09 AM
What looks like a .223 but is slightly longer and is a military cartrige.
Also comes in 10 round stripper clips.
I have 5 unmarked boxed of 20 rounds.

GabbyM
12-03-2010, 02:37 AM
222 Remington Magnum. but it's not a millitary cartridge.
Someone probably had an AR chambered in 222 Rem Mag ?

What's the head stamp look like?

lwknight
12-03-2010, 03:26 AM
The headstamp is standard military 4 charactor all opposite. I will get a chance for pictures in a few days.
They are in factory boxes in the stripper clips.
It might be .223 or 5.56 NATO

Solved:
5.56 Federal XM193AF Ball M193 55gr 10 rnd stripper clips

The clips threw me. My calibrated eye was fooled by the clips. It made the cases look longer by about 1/16 "

Larry Gibson
12-03-2010, 01:10 PM
My eyes used to fool me a lot like that around closing time......

Larry Gibson

AZ-Stew
12-04-2010, 01:20 PM
My eyes used to fool me a lot like that around closing time......

Larry Gibson

Yeah. All the cartridges look better at closing time.

Regards,

Stew