Manual

CHAPTER 6
AMMUNITION
25. General
The Ml rifle fires several types of ammunition.
The rifleman should be able to recognize them and
know which type is best for certain targets.
26. Description
The types of ammunition are identified by their
individual markings.
a. BaU, Jf$. This cartridge is used against
personnel and unarmored targets, and can be iden-
tified by its unpainted bullet.
b. Armor Piercing, Jig. This cartridge is used
against lightly armored vehicles, protective shel-
ters, and personnel, and can be identified by its
black bullet tip.
c. Armor Piercing Incendiary, Ml4. This car-
tridge is used, in place of the armor piercing
round, against flammable targets. The tip of the
bullet is colored with aluminum paint.
d. Incendiery, iK1.
This cartridge is used
against unarmored, flammable targets. The tip
of the bullet is painted blue.
e. Tracers and M&X These cartridges are for
use in observing fire, signaling, target designation,
and incendiary purposes. The tips of the bullets
are painted red for the Ml and orange for the
M25.
f. Blank, iIflDO8. This cartridge is used to
simulate rifle fire. The cartridge is identified
by having no bullet, and by a cannelure in the
neck of the case which is sealed by red lacquer.
g. R+Ie Grenade Cartridge, M3. This cart-
ridge is used with the grenade launcher to propel
grenades. The cartridge has no bullet and the
mouth is crimped.
h. Dummy, iK40. This cartridge is used for
marksmanship training. The cartridge case has
six longitudinal corrugations and the primer has
been removed.
i. Match, iK72. This cartridge, used in marks-
manship competition firing, can be identified by
the word “MATCH” on the head stamp.