Military ammo experts needed.

oliver507 said:

Jeepnik my son carried an M249 during his time in the 505 PIR 82nd Airborne.

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I really didn't like that they were SAW gunners. Those are the first weapons that get targeted. They are RPG magnets. Both paid the price. But both came home. A bit bent and the younger one somewhat broken but home they did come.

gunzo said:

No, the M60 was 7.62, but there is a belt feed 5.56. A loss at the model number at this time.

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M249

protoolman said:

From what I know so far you pretty much nailed it! I knew an expert would appear. You must have some professional experience? Thanks!

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Tell me more about the spotting round? Also the 20mm is all loose and can be pulled out. There is no propellant powder. The primers look live and the projectiles are 3 different types. I shall probably trade off the 20mm if anybody wants it. The linked regular stuff will decorate my gun room.

I have a pair of candlesticks made out of a 40mm shell (bottom) 50 cal (center) and 20MM (top)
my father made them on ship in WW2 Navy

It's amazing how a weapon of was can be turned into a work of art.

protoolman said:

Tell me more about the spotting round? ...

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Might be this one:

@the_leper_colony , that's the one. The spotting rifle on those recoiless guns is officially the M8C. The bullet should be an incendiary-tracer type with a trajectory loaded to match that of the recoiless guns. Intended to sight in those guns without giving away their position.

pyth0n said:

Linked 5.56 were used in several squad auto weapons. M60 was one of them.

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The SAW uses linked 5.56. The M60 was 7.62. Black tip is armor piercing…

Jeepnik said:

M249, SAW Squad Automatic Weapon. Both kids were SAW gunners.

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10-4. I fielded the first SAWs at my MI unit in Korea, '95.

This is the M249 Squad Assault Weapon (SAW) that uses the linked 5.56 ammo. It can also be magazine fed.

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To me the projectile with the long pointy ogive looks to be 30mm, put a dial caliper on the rotating band and if it's about 1.2" bingo.

The linked rounds on top are 20mm as used in the Vulcan A.D. gun and Phalanx CIWS ship board systems.
Hard to tell but they look like they might be live explosive projectiles. If it was me I'd hand them over to the local L. E. bomb squad.