12.7x99mm NATO (.50 cal) cartridges

Key Benefits

Highly effective at long range
Choice of many different projectiles, including with pyrotechnic effects
NEW FN ARIA® .50 RR (Reduced Range)
- Dedicated to safe and effective training with .50 cal weapons on shooting ranges that are limited to the use of 7.62 weapons.
- Tracer version also available (FN ARIA® .50 RR-T)
- Propellant without DBP

Technical Data

12.7x99mm NATO	M33 Ball	Tr-M17 Tracer	AP-M8 Armour Piercing	AP-T115 Armour Piercing Tracer	API-M8 Armour Piercing Incendiary	APIT-M20 Armour Piercing Incendiary Tracer	APEI-169 Armour Piercing Explosive Incendiary	FN ARIA®	FN ARIA®-T	Blank	Blank SBFSA Safe Blank Firing System Ammunition
Projectile weight	~ 42 g ~ 649 gr	~ 41.8 g ~ 644 gr	~ 42.6 g ~ 658 gr	~ 40 g ~ 622 gr	~ 43 g ~ 664.5 gr	~ 40 g ~ 622 gr	~ 43.6 g ~ 673 gr	~ 38 g	~ 38 g	N/A	N/A
Perforation⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	N/A	N/A
Velocity at 25m	~ 900m/s	~ 900m/s	~ 900m/s	~ 900m/s	~ 900m/s	~ 900m/s	~ 900m/s	~ 1,000m/s	~ 1,000m/s	N/A	N/A
FN AZURON® properties Propellant without DBP Green primer Lead-free projectile	Yes No Yes	Yes No No	Yes No No	Yes No Yes	Yes No No	Yes No Yes	Yes No No	Yes No Yes	Yes No Yes	Yes No N/A	Yes No N/A

⁽¹⁾22mm thick, with a 321 - 375 Brinell hardness, placed at 0° obliquity at 100m
⁽²⁾10.5mm thick, with a 321 - 375 Brinell hardness, placed at 45° obliquity at 100m

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Ammunition

12.7x99mm

NATO cartridges (.50 cal)

Key Benefits

Technical Data

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