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Explain the background of this load to me
utbrowningman
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I'm not an expert but am curious as to why the high auction price for these five cartridges.
I'm not an expert but am curious as to why the high auction price for these five cartridges.
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Raufoss Mk 211
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The Raufoss Mk.211 roundThe Raufoss Mk.211 is a .50 caliber BMG (12.7 mm x 99 NATO) multipurpose anti-materiel projectile originally developed by the Norwegian company NAMMO Raufoss AS under the model name NM140 MP. It is commonly referred to as simply multipurpose or Raufoss. The "Mk.211" name comes from the nomenclature "Mk.211 Mod 0" used by the U.S. military for this round.
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1 Multipurpose
2 Identification
3 Controversy
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
[edit] Multipurpose
The multipurpose name is based on the projectile having an armor-piercing (tungsten core), an explosive and an incendiary component, thus making it capable of penetrating lightly armored targets and causing damage to personnel inside the target after penetration. It is a suitable round for engaging helicopters, aircraft and lightly armored vehicles, as well as unarmored vehicles, and it has the capability of igniting jet fuel. The Mk.211 has about the same destructive power as a standard 20 mm round against such targets.
The Mk.211 has become very popular as .50 cal sniper ammunition, for use in among other the Barrett M82 rifle, and is also often used in heavy machine guns, for example the M2 Browning. Due to its popularity several U.S. arms manufacturers produce the round under license from NAMMO Raufoss AS.
The Multipurpose concept developed by Raufoss is unique in the way that instead of using a mechanical fuze it uses a pyrotechnical detonation train to ensure proper detonation of the explosive and incendiary components.
[edit] Identification
Mk.211 Mod 0, with green over white painted tip. This round pictured is made by the WCC in the USA with a projectile that is likely produced by the NAMMO-Raufoss Company of Norway.This round is usually identified by a green over white paint tip mark. A rarer occurrence of a green-over red-over white paint mark scheme indicate the tracer version of this round. These tracer versions are usually only seen on cartridge feed belts in naval applications.
The headstamp on the casing can also help to identify the round as Raufoss and some common headstamps include: HXP89, WCC94, and FN91; or HXP, WCC, or FN with different two-digit numbers as production year suffixes.
[edit] Controversy
There has been much debate over whether the Mk.211 projectile is legal to use against personnel, or if it is strictly an anti-materiel ammunition. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has sought to have the ammunition banned, due to concern over the incendiary and explosive components and their effect on personnel. Under the St. Petersburg Declaration of 1868 the use of explosive projectiles with a weight of under 400 grams and incendiary ammunition against personnel is forbidden.
Trials conducted by Forsvarets Forskningsinstitutt[1] (Norwegian Defence Research Establishment) has concluded that the ammunition most likely does not have an unlawful effect if unintentionally used against personnel, as the round will have penetrated the body and exited on the other side before the fuze of the weapon trigger the incendiary and explosive components of the round. Hitting a person the round will detonate about 50% of the time, if the target is wearing body armor a higher detonation frequency is to be expected (as shown by the ICRC tests[2] carried out in 1999). If detonated, the round will have a significant fragmentation and incendiary effect in a 30 degree cone behind the struck target, and this might affect others standing in the vicinity. The distance the round will travel from ignition to detonation is 30-40cm, so if the target is hit at a certain angle the round may still be inside the target at the time of detonation.
The ICRC conclusion is that the ammunition is illegal against personnel, and the concern is how to prevent the projectile from being used in an anti-personnel role in the event of war. Most nations using the round train their soldiers not to deploy the projectile against personnel, but in the heat of battle such regulations are easily overlooked. Also, many parties currently fielding the ammunition have no such regulations.
The official stance of the Norwegian Government is that the 12.7 mm MP round should not be used against personnel. It is being exported strictly in an anti-materiel capacity. The current U.S. policy (the United States has not signed the St. Petersburg Declaration) is that the ammunition is suitable for use against all targets.
Mk.211 Ammunition is not distributed to the civilian market in the United States; if it were, it would be classified under the National Firearms Act as a destructive device, requiring individual registration of each round.[/red][/red]
These rounds sell for maybe $50 each in collector circles the last time I saw them offered. Looks like this guy bought five and now hopes to double his money. Good luck, pal!
And here I felt bad paying $35 for mine at SLIC
Great post by the way there 32 Magnum.