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| Subject: | Re: M1A2 Ammo |  |
| Date: | Apr 27, 2004 |
| From: | Brett Mahoney | |
| The M1A1 and M1A2 SEP use ammunition with combustable casings. This means the ammunition casing (the part that holds the propellant) burns up in the breech, along with the propellant. The only thing that comes out of the breech is the AFT CAP (the part that contains the electrical primer). |
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