United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 77262
Armed Forces: Ammunition
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15 September 2025
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13 October 2025 · Answer
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Defence
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13 October 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what grain is the standard 5.56 x 45mm ball round used by the Armed Forces.
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15 September 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what grain is the standard 5.56 x 45mm ball round used by the Armed Forces.
Source: Commons
13 October 2025
Answer
The standard 5.56 x 45mm ball round used by the UK Armed Forces has a bullet weight of four grams, equivalent to 62 grains.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-15/77262
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1835303
- uk · wq-1835303 · source updated 13 October 2025