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M855A1 EPR

US Army Enhanced Performance Round; 5.56x45mm 62 gr projectile with copper body and exposed steel penetrator, no lead core; classifiable as AP under LEOPA when fired from pistol-length barrel; identifiable by copper bullet body and steel-tip insert.

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