Anyone know what ammo was used for sniping in Vietnam ?

[Garden Valley]

Sorry, no. I collected Match ammunition and standard ammunition by type for many years and when I retired I sold everything I had when my wife and I downsized.

The mid-year designation change of XM118 to M118 in 1965 is much the same situation as with the 1958 change to M72. And as I recall, 1964 was the final year Frankford made XM118 before all production was shifted to Lake City, but it was made at both locations in 1963 and 1964.

[raymeketa]

That's too bad. If you do happen to see a box, let me know.

FA made XM118 from 1962 until 1964, and M118 in 1965. '65 was the end of an era, as was '96 when the last US National Match ammunition was made at LC. Sad. ;(

Ray

[Cosine26]

Here is what I believe to be a box of FA 25 National Match Ammo. Unfortunaterly it has been repacked.
The headstamp reads "FA 25 R" I believe that the "R" indicates "rifle anneal. All of the necks are cracked after all of these years. As I understand it, "NM " was not stamped until 1929. Correct?

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...Ammo/fa25r.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...llets025-1.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...Bullets019.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...Bullets018.jpg
The above are pictures of the FA25 ammo.

[raymeketa]

The Match ammunition for 1925 was used again in 1927 and maybe they re=packed it for that purpose??? (There were no matches in 1926).

Also, FA made Palma Match ammunition for 1925 with the same FA 25 R headstamp. But they would have been loaded to greater overall length than the National Match. 3.40" +/-. Do the cartridges in that box measure long? Also, some of the 1925 Palma Match ammunition was used in the 1926 Palma matches.

Frankford Arsenal made a bunch of empty primed cases with the FA 25 NM headstamp to be sold thru the old DCM. That's why you find many handloaded match and hunting rounds (and fired cases) with that headstamp.

"NM" was first used in the 1924 National Match headstamp. FA 24 NM. It was used again in 1929 and from 1932 until 1940.

Ray