Sterling M193 5.56x45mm NATO 55 Grain Full Metal Jacket Range Ammunition (MPN: 8698779967222)
Product Description
Logging high round counts through modern sporting rifles can turn range practice into an expensive endeavor, pushing shooters to look for more economical feeding options. Sterling addresses this directly with their M193 5.56x45mm NATO 30-round boxes, engineered specifically for high-volume tactical drills, target practice, and regular training. Sourced directly from Turkey and built to classic military parameters, this ammunition gives rifle owners an accessible, zero-fuss alternative to domestic premium offerings without shortchanging the baseline dependability needed to cycle modern carbine platforms consistently.
Every cartridge is loaded utilizing a traditional 55-grain Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) boat-tail spitzer bullet. This design maintains smooth structural feeding along your firearm's ramps and minimizes copper fouling in the bore over long, continuous strings of fire. To reduce costs for high-rate target shooters, this product line is loaded with non-corrosive, non-hygroscopic Boxer primers seated securely within factory-annealed brass casings. This ensures uniform primer ignition even after long intervals inside standard dry-storage cans, though the components are non-reloadable, allowing the factory to optimize raw material expenditures and pass the direct savings down to the consumer.
Downrange, this M193 loading runs exactly as expected for standard military-pattern carbines, leaving the barrel at a hyper-velocity threshold of 3,200 FPS. This flat trajectory makes it highly predictable for confirming zeros, executing quick target transitions, and practicing off-hand defensive drills. The crisp recoil impulse replicates true duty configurations, helping you preserve genuine muscle memory during split-second tactical sequences. Packaged in an efficient 30-round configuration, it lets you fill standard capacity magazines cleanly without leaving stray rounds rolling around loose at the bottom of your gear bags.
*Armorer Bench Notes & Shipping Restrictions: Ammunition shipping guidelines strictly apply. All buyers must be 21 years of age or older and assume absolute responsibility for following local, state, and federal regulations. Due to commercial carrier safety protocols, ammunition cannot be delivered to Alaska, Hawaii, or US territories. Deliveries destined for California and New York must ship to an authorized FFL dealer or registered ammunition vendor. Residents of Illinois must supply valid FOID cards paired with matching state IDs before shipping, and localized regional bans prohibit delivery to specific jurisdictions inside Illinois (including Chicago), Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Washington D.C. Note: While these cases feature non-corrosive boxer primers, they are engineered for one-time use and are not recommended for subsequent reloading bench cycles.
Key Features
- **True M193 Ballistics:** Loaded to military-spec performance standards, driving a 55-grain bullet at a flat-shooting 3,200 FPS muzzle velocity.
- **30-Round Magazine Match:** Efficient 30-count box packaging maps directly to the exact capacity of standard AR-15 magazines for faster staging.
- **Full Metal Jacket Spitzer:** Minimizes bore fouling and prevents target-ramp feeding snags during fast semi-automatic cycling.
- **Non-Hygroscopic Primers:** Advanced priming composition resists ambient moisture exposure to guarantee a long, dependable storage life.
- **Cost-Optimized Design:** Tailored as a dedicated range, plinking, and training ammunition solution that cuts out unnecessary secondary processing costs.
Product Specifications
- **Brand:** Sterling Ammunition
- **Product Line:** Rifle Series
- **Caliber:** 5.56x45mm NATO
- **Bullet Weight:** 55 Grain
- **Bullet Type:** Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) / M193 Ball
- **Muzzle Velocity:** 3,200 FPS
- **Casing Material:** Brass (Non-Reloadable)
- **Primer Type:** Boxer (Non-Corrosive, Sealed)
- **MPN:** 8698779967222
- **UPC:** 8698779967222
- **Box Quantity:** 30 Rounds
