There's a lot of misinformation going around about a now-temporarily shelved proposal from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to ban M855 ammunition. A lot of the coverage has ...

The Army's ammunition community, led by PEO Ammo, saw an opportunity to address the two concerns associated with the M855 round-lead and consistency. The Army's solution is the new M855A1 Enhanced ...

The M855 is exempt from the 1986 Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act, which prohibits the import, manufacture and distribution of "armor piercing ammunition" that can be used in a handgun.

Gun-rights groups are in an uproar over an ammunition ban proposed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The ATF says it wants to ban M855 ball ammunition, a .223 (or 5 ...

A proposal in the House would ban M855 armor-piercing ammo, which is recognizable by its distinctive green tips. Two House Democrats have proposed a ban on armor-piercing bullets, just days after ...

SS109 and M855 5.56 bullets were also exempt specifically because it was rifle ammunition and no handgun or pistol was manufactured to use this caliber or specific round. Until now.

Fact is, the M855 is about twice the length of a standard 9mm pistol cartridge. Simply put, no "pistol" that you'd recognize as such can hold a magazine big enough to accommodate such ammunition.

If you want to buy armor piercing ammo, it's probably too late. The assault rifle bullet M855, known popularly as the "green tip" ammo, has flown off the shelves of gun stores in the last couple ...

Obama to Outlaw .223 Ammunition (M855) Through Executive Action Rumor: The BATF plans to ban 'green tip' ammunition due to an executive order issued by President Obama.

Summary Despite some shortcomings, the M855A1 is probably the world’s best 5.56 mm ball ammunition and a significant improvement over the green-tipped M855 cartridge.

The M855A1, a 5.56 mm Ball ammunition, is an enhanced performance round for today’s combat and training environments. It works with the M4 Carbine, the M249 machine gun, and the H&K and M16A2 ...

The Army's ammunition community, led by PEO Ammo, saw an opportunity to address the two concerns associated with the M855 round-lead and consistency. The Army's solution is the new M855A1 Enhanced ...