This ammunition externally is fairly dirty. Recommend wearing gloves during delinking. It is L2A2 type which includes a boat tail projectile. I found this ammo to be very accurate even in windy situations. Superior to M80 ball. Clean shooting. No strange odors. Cycled through a M1A flawlessly. It was very well protected during shipment and gave the UPS man a hernia bringing it to my door. I would buy this again and hope they don't run out for a while.