Yeah, if I recall correctly from my misspent youth reading artillery and tank books, tungsten is only necessary when you're firing very high velocity AP projectiles at heavy armor. Steel will just shatter if it's going fast enough, but .30-06 isn't fast enough. I can't immediately quote you a price on tungsten v. steel, but I would guess tungsten is way too expensive, especially in the middle of a war, to be handing it out to zillions of infantrymen.
Check Army TM 9-1305-200 to be sure, but I just betcha there's supposed to be steel, not tungsten, in them thar booolets. Magnet no sticky = possibly not what you bargained for. If you got taken--that means you're now a REAL collector. Ax me how I know. :-/
When life gives you lemons, insert copper and zinc wires in them and repeatedly shock your tongue.
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