US Marine Corps, Camp Perry 2006

600yd line for USMC Rattle Battle team

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[crchrdsn]

This is actually not fired from 600 yeards. Prone rapid fire is fired from the 300 yeard line. Prone slow fire is fired from the 600 yeard firing line. Offhand (standing) and sitting rapid fire are fired from the 200 yard line.

[aubreysonnenberg]

What you say is correct for normal HP matches - this is however the Infantry Team Match (The Rattle Battle)and is shot at the National Matches.

The match starts prone at 600yd with a 50 sec exposure of 8 targets for 6 riflemen, and then proceeds to 500yds (same again), and then 300 yds sitting and 200yds standing.

Great fun and a great finish to a week of National Matches at Camp Perry!

[crchrdsn]

@norty29

Well, I was mistaken snorty. I have shot competition before and have been to Camp Perry, although many years ago. I have shot smallbore as well as NRA Highpower. I also had the privilege of shooting with a coach and mentor for many years who was a team member on the US Palma Team.

[norty29]

@crchrdsn how are you going to tell the uploader that they don't know what they are talking about?  You have never shot competition before or you would know to shut the fuck up.

[Robbob9933]

@toddm160th If it says both 5.56 and .223 on the box then it is a non-ordenance plant manufacture of 5.56. It is made to the same specifications as 5.56 NATO M193 Ball. It would be very unwise to use this in a rifle only rated for .223 Remington. The M193 produces 20K PSI more chamber pressure than .223 Remington. This can and has resulted in undesirable results to the shooter and weapon.

[tschweitzer1]

there is a deff in a 556 and a 223 The military 5.56mm ammo is loaded to a higher pressure. This in a rifle chambered for a 223 rem would cause an over pressure event and COULD cause a failure of the rifle.

[toddm160th]

thats probably what it is. all im saying is that my boxes of ammo, remmington .223 55 grain FMJs, have .223 and 5.56 on the box.

[m1garand1959]

toddm-SAAMI issued a warning in 1979 that military chambers are cut differently,and that military ball may result in high pressure in sporting rifles.I use military surplus in my mini 14 all the time with no problem,but the warnings are out there,and there may be a rifle with very tight chamber demensions that would have a problem.

[toddm160th]

thats why ammo boxes (for civilians) say 5.56x45 and below it .223

[toddm160th]

the base rounds are identical, its the same difference as celsuis or degrees. they both say the same thing, just different ways

[elftmannxb]

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