5.56 Ammo marked "Not For Duty Use"?

competentone

November 24, 2011 06:21

I notice some ammo retailers have 5.56 62gr. penetrator ammo (most of what I've seen has been Federal, Lake City) in cans marked "Not For Duty Use."

Does anyone one know why this is marked that way? Did it not meet the government's standards in some respect? Is there anything one should be aware of when buying such ammo?

Thanks in advance for any input on this.

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  p3skyking

  November 24, 2011 06:26

  Had a bad primer or a bullet loaded backward in the lot. Usually restricted to training use or condemned.

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  Mobuck

  November 24, 2011 06:57

  someone had NFD ammo listed and gave the reason as extreme temperature out of spec. since I don't plan on using it over 120* or under -40* it would be fine for me.

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  cpermd

  November 24, 2011 07:22

  There is no one reason
  
  That lot failed one of many USGI QC checks.
  
  CP

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  reload999

  November 26, 2011 11:36

  I don't know if there is any basis in fact, but one surplus ammo seller told me that such ammo didn't fail the tests; he said it was never subjected to them because it was intended for commercial sale.

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  pitbud5

  November 26, 2011 19:48

  Buy it all the time, not killing zombies or using it for shtf, good for the range.

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  Txs

  November 27, 2011 07:07

  quote:Originally posted by cpermd
  There is no one reason
  
  That lot failed one of many USGI QC checks.
  
  CP
  There's your correct answer.
  
  Odds are that in the amounts the average user will be buying it's going to run 100%, but it didn't pass one or more of the very detailed aspects of US military ammo's QC.
  
  Due to liability concerns it's highly doubtful there's anything potentially catastrophic involved, it just didn't pass their muster.

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