In firearms, the term is used to refer to ammunition and gun parts that are designed and manufactured in such a way that they have a relatively narrow tolerance and high level of accuracy. No standards are defined for its qualification and as such it is more of a relative term.

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Manufacturers optimize match grade ammo for accuracy and consistency. This includes tighter tolerances from bullet weight to powder charge than what you might see from bulk rounds. While it's generally more expensive, match ammo does typically produce more consistent results than cheaper, bulk ammunition.

So yes, military snipers are using, at a minimum, match grade ammunition. “Match grade” ammunition is still factory ammunition. It is just ammunition that has tighter constraints on variations in charge weights and bullet weights. Normal factory ammunition can vary as much as 10% in either direction on both.

So let's boil it down to what match ammo. Actually is in relationship with in relation to regular ammo. Basically it's just more consistent in every way isn't it that's the magic word consistency.

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Match grade ammo is extremely high-grade ammo generally used by snipers and competition shooters. Match grade ammo is loaded to very, very specific and tight tolerances so that each bullet, cartridge case, individual primer and all the propellant are all exactly the same weight.

Getting a consistent amount of gunpowder inside the cartridge is an essential part of repeatable accuracy. Regular ammunition is very precise, but with match ammunition, it's even more so.

So the same guys that are pushing the concept of long-range hunting are promoting the use of match bullets. That is because only a match bullet is sufficiently fragile enough to expand at such low impact velocities. If you want to shoot elk at 1000-yards, a match bullet is your only real option.

The CIA prefers the Glock 19 as its weapon of choice, with its 9mm rounds, but operatives have access to a wide variety of other calibers within the Glock platform to choose from, if so desired. Some prefer the higher . 45 caliber Glock 30. Move over, James Bond, for the Sig Sauer's P228 is another favorite.

Teflon-coated bullets, sometimes colloquially known as "cop killer bullets", are bullets that have been coated in polytetrafluoroethylene.