| CARTRIDGE GROUPING TYPE | SINGLE ROUND |
| CARTRIDGE DESIGN TYPE | BALL |
| CARTRIDGE MODEL NUMBER | M2 |
| PROJECTILE WEIGHT | 152.0 GRAINS |
| MUZZLE VELOCITY | 2740.0 FEET PER SECOND NOMINAL |
| CARTRIDGE GRADE DESIGNATOR | MG |
| WEAPON FOR WHICH DESIGNED | MACHINE GUN |
| DOD AMMUNITION CODE | 1305-A211 |
| REFERENCE NUMBER DIFFERENTIATING CHARACTERISTICS | AS DIFFERENTIATED BY CARTRIDGE GRADE DESIGNATOR,UNIT PACKAGE QUANTITY,UNIT PACKAGE TYPE AND PACKAGE MODEL NUMBER |
| GROSS WEIGHT | 112.9 SHIPPING CONTAINER POUNDS AND |
| 2113.0 PALLET, US ARMY POUNDS |
| PACKAGE REFERENCE NUMBER | MILC46935 US ARMY |
| QUANTITY PER SHIPPING CONTAINER | 1500 |
| SHIPPING CONTAINER QUANTITY PER PALLET | 18 ARMY PALLET |
| HAZARDOUS MATERIAL CLASSIFICATION CODE | 1.4 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HAZARD CLASS DIVISION |
| DOT PROPER SHIPPING NAME | CARTRIDGES, SMALL ARMS |
| DOT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER | UN0012 |
| DOT REGISTRATION CODE | EX1988040196 |
| SPEC/STD CONTROLLING DATA | |
| MANUFACTURERS CODE | 81349 |
| NON-DEFINITIVE GOVERNMENT SPEC/STD REFERENCE | MIL-C-1313 |
| THE MANUFACTURERS DATA | |
| MANUFACTURERS CODE | 19200 |
| DESIGN CONTROL REFERENCE | 6137544 |