Hirtenberger Ammunition types

[me]

Recently I bought 100 rounds of Hirtenberger
ammunition, in 20 rnd original packaging,
marked on the outside 7.62x51 mm Ball and
S-S.

The bullet-tips have all been marked a dark
brown come move color. The base is stamped
H-P and 7.62x51.

My question is - what exactly ist this ?

I thought NATO color code for .30 call ball
ammo was no color ?

I have plenty of genuine 7.62x51 mm Hirtenberger tracer ammunition - this is
correctly coloured red on the tip.

So my quetions are:

- Does Hirtenberger really use purple/brown
on .30 cal ball ammunition bullet tips ?

- If yes - why doesn't anyone else do so ?

- Does S-S meen subsonic or is this just some
kind of lot code (the tracer has no such
marking but an identical packaging...).

- Does Hirtenberger use nail varnish on
bullet tips (it sure looks like it).

Thanks for any replies,

-- ME

[BushMeister]

Well, here's their homepage (english version). Why don't you e-mail and ask them?:

Hirtenberger (http://www.hirtenberger.at/index_e.html)

[EMDII]

Hirtenberger Patronen (H-P) are NOT NATO. Austria didn't join, but was a player, and used NATO-specs for MOST of their military hardware.

Personally, I'd like a Steyr-Daimler-Puch weapons carrier (Pinzgauer) in which to transport my FALs!

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