Requirements for Replacement of Currently Issued 5.56 M-855 and 7.62 M-80.

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I was actually looking through Midway's selection of protected tip, bonded core bullets yesterday as well. They might be a good baseline from which to drill into the core, then insert a steel or other hard metal rod.

I was thinking similarly, wondering if there might be bullets which could be used to emulate the M855A1/M80A1 projectiles. Figured that perhaps Federal's Trophy Bonded Tip might be usable: pull the plastic tip and drill out the lead core, but leaving the solid base unaltered.