Do you have a link for that?
Why, yes I do!
http://www.sightm1911.com//1911-History.htm
Soldiers found that their revolvers chambered in .38 Long Colt simply would not stop the Moro. It should be noted that their .30 Krag rifles didn’t do a whole lot better against these warriors.
I am afraid the pictures of actual shipping boxes of current NATO ammo outweigh whatever preliminary specs/internet speculation/hearsay out there. (also note the date).
Lot from 1987 was 124gn
http://forums.thecmp.org/archive/index.php/t-31563.html
12-13-2010, 06:04 PM
I happen to have 10 boxes of genuine US M882 ball. I'll sacrifice a round and pull it down for you. Then we'll all know.
Rob
EDIT: and the winner is...123.6 grains. This is from a brown cardboard box marked as follows: 50 CARTRIDGES, 9mm BALL NATO, M882, LOT WCC87E013-082, OLIN CORPORATION. Ammo is in a styrofoam tray. Headstamp is the NATO symbol over WCC 87. So I guess it is possible that this is an old spec. FYI, the powder is a small grain ball or flake and weighed around 2.7 gr.