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Originally Posted by Darkenfast
Do you have any kind of source for that? Who forced the Germans to change their loads? It sounds like an internet myth to me.
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This is a serious myth. The "NATO Standard" has much to do with size, shape and cycling power. Usually this is met with a 124 grain bullet, but I have seen ads for 115 gr that supposedly meets the standard. What NATO wants is a round from any member which will function in the weapons of any member who builds to the Specification.
There is another myth about NATO Submachinegun Ammo, which does not exist. The Swedes and Finns used a 145 gr bullet at high velocity which exceeds NATO standard and I would not fire it in my pistols.
Geoff
Who has been around awhile.