Ball ammunition is a military term used to describe general-purpose standard service ammunition with a solid core bullet.

aka:

• cartridge, ball

Footnotes / Sources:

“Glossary ⇒.” Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute. Ed. SAAMI’s Technical Committee. Web. 15-18 Jan. 2011.

Field Manual No. 3-22.9 Rifle Marksmanship M16/M4 Series Weapons. Washington DC: United States Department of the Army, 2008. Print.