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armor piercing
An armor-piercing shell, AP for short, is a type of ammunition designed to penetrate armor. From the 1860s to 1950s, a major application of armor-piercing projectiles was to defeat the thick armor carried on many warships. From the 1920s onwards, armor-piercing weapons were required for anti-tank missions. AP rounds smaller than 20 mm are typically known as "armor-piercing ammunition", and are intended for lightly-armored targets such as body armor, bulletproof glass and light armored vehicles. The classic AP shell is now seldom used in naval warfare, as modern warships have little or no armor protection, and newer technologies have displaced the classic AP design in the anti-tank role.
An armor-piercing shell must withstand the shock of punching through armor plating. Shells designed for this purpose have a greatly strengthened body with a specially hardened and shaped nose. One common addition to later AP shells is the use of a softer ring or cap of metal on the nose known as a penetrating cap, which both lowers the initial shock of impact to prevent the rigid shell from shattering, as well as aiding the contact between the target armor and the nose of the penetrator to prevent the shell from bouncing off in glancing shots. Ideally, these caps have a blunt profile, which led to the use of a thin aerodynamic cap to improve long-range ballistics. AP shells may contain little or no explosive, in this case known as a "bursting charge". Some smaller-caliber AP shells have an inert filling or incendiary charge in place of the bursting charge.
As tank armor improved during World War II, AP designs were introduced that used a smaller penetrating body within a larger shell. These lightweight shells fired at very high muzzle velocity and retained that speed and the associated penetrating power over longer distances. In modern designs the penetrator no longer looks like a classic artillery shell design, but is instead a long rod of dense material like tungsten or depleted uranium (DU) that further improves the terminal ballistics. Whether these designs are considered to be AP rounds depends on the definition and may be included or excluded from reference to reference.
For sale is the following
950 M2 AP. 72 of these show no pull marks. Most of these are sorted by length with the exception of 167 of them, of the 167 projectiles 72 of them are the ones without pull marks.
219 Tracers. No pull marks at all. 59 are unpainted and of the 59 projectiles 3 are...
I have 200 30cal 150gr T6 AP bullets available.
$2ea (will entertain quantity offers)
Trades: small rifle primers (3bullets/100primers)
Powder(20bullets/lb): ramshot TAC/RL15/RL19/varget
FTF OC/Clackamas area
2 BOXES WWII VINTAGE COLLECTIBLE 1943 ARMOR PIERCING Caliber .30 M2 20 Cartridges LAKE CITY ORDNANCE PLANT. L C 43 HEAD STAMP. 1 BOX IS OPEN AND WRAPPED IN A PLASTIC BAG BECAUSE THE CARDBOARD HAS SOFTENED FROM THE ARMOR PIERCING TIPS. LOT 12353
FOR SALE IN PORTLAND METRO ONLY. WILL NOT SHIP...
30-06 USGI M2 AP (Armor Piercing) in original cases.
Cold war Era TW USGI AP Ball ammo in nice clean sealed spam cans and GI Crates, 8 round enbloc Clips.
Packaged in in 8 round M1 Garand en-bloc clips and bandoleers, sealed in 192 round spam cans, 384 Round cases
768 Rounds total
Lot TW 40308...
According to truegunvalue this firearm is selling for $980.00 - $1,600.00
I may include ample ammunition, depending upon final sale price!
Buyer pays all transfer and shipping fees. I will transfer from my FFL to yours.
•Medium Trex Arms AC1 plate carrier
•Large Hesco L210 plates. (Shooter’s cut 10x12)
•Esstac triple 556 placard.
I am selling this set up now that I have bigger plates and a new carrier to accommodate said plates. My intentions were to swap out the L210’s for 3810’s, sell off Plates, and to...
•Medium Trex Arms AC1 plate carrier
•Large Hesco L210 plates. (Shooter’s cut 10x12)
•Esstac triple 556 placard.
I am selling this set up now that I have bigger plates and a new carrier to accommodate said plates. My intentions were to swap out the L210’s for 3810’s, sell off Plates and to...
I have 23 rounds of .308 armor piercing incendiary rounds
Only able to find a couple of places online to get a value from them.
Looks like 6 rounds for $45 is what they go for when available
Not asking that price but at least gives a ballpark reference
Mostly interested in trading for...
100 USGI M2 AP Black Tip 163 grain Armor Piercing Bullets with Hardened Penetrator inside of copper jacket.
.308 Dia. These were pulled with a Collet from 30-06 Cartridges.
These .308 bullets load into 30 cal cartridges: 30-06, .308 Win, 300 Win Mag, 300 Blackout, etc.
Willing to sell 50...
The FN-49 – The Last Elegant Old-World Military Rifle
FN 49 7.92 (8mm) Caliber Rifle, Manufactured by Fabrique Nationale Herstal. FEATURES: 23" Barrel, Wood Stock and Forearm, Milled Receiver and Egyptian Markings. Magazine capacity: 10 rounds
Comes with 540+ rounds of assorted ammo.
300...