Armed Forces: Ammunition
(asked on 15th September 2025) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what grain is the standard 5.56 x 45mm ball round used by the Armed Forces.
This question was answered on 13th October 2025
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.