Like I said, it depends on what information you want to believe. I can come up with a lot of sources with information both ways. I can show lots of posts where people are running way over max on reloads also with no problems. Does that mean it is safe for everyone to do? Every gun is different. Some will take it, others wont. I personally wouldnt recommend to everyone that they do it. Would you?
Originally Posted By: Chupathingy
http://www.everyspec.com/MIL-SPECS/MIL-S...NT-1.013865.PDF
Bottom of page 1 and top of page 2. Awfully familiar numbers depending on test method, and both numbers are acceptable for 5.56 NATO.
I find it hard to believe that an industry would create a fib to inflate their bottom line.......No, that would never happen.
Chupa
What is this at the top of page 1? That is not 5.56, it says 50 caliber.
MILITARY SPECIFICATION
CARTRIDGES, CALIBER .50, ARMOR-PIERCING-INCENDIARY, M8;
AND ARMOR-PIERCING-INCENDIARY-TRACER, M20
Mil Specs dont mean anything. I deal with aircraft parts and repairs everyday. The parts are supposed to be built to their specifications also. Trust me when I say it does not happen. I dont believe the government ever checks them. Do you actually believe what the government tells you about specifications?? I get parts all the time with the stickers on them saying they are approved and are not any where near what the print calls out for.
The link you provided is what it is supposed to be. It does not show what it actually is. Do you believe that the government wouldnt lie to you? By the way, the link you provided isnt even a government web site so how do you know that the information they are giving is true??
You could take 10 different companies and have them run tests and probably get 10 different results.