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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Alchase on April 21, 2017, 08:18:26 PM

Title: Your choice of factory .223/556 ammo?
Post by: Alchase on April 21, 2017, 08:18:26 PM: I am curious what your choice of factory ammo (not reloads) for .223/556 ARs?

Currently I am shooting Hornady .223 55gr, FMJBTs, I got on a great deal. They shoot well.

What is or would be your go to factory round?
Title: Re: Your choice of factory .223/556 ammo?
Post by: horsehunter509 on April 21, 2017, 08:22:58 PM: Hornady 55 gr vmax is what I have been useing. Seem to group well for me.
Title: Re: Your choice of factory .223/556 ammo?
Post by: Bofire on April 21, 2017, 09:15:00 PM: :) factory I like Winchester White box, 45 grain HP. it is a bit light, favorite is Hornady soft point, 55 grain, 40 to a box. I tried Vmax in my 22-250 and they blew the hell out of coyotes, my typical shot is 50-125 yards, the vmax blew guts and stuff 10 yards past the coyote, soft points open some but penetrate.
Carl
Title: Re: Your choice of factory .223/556 ammo?
Post by: Biggerhammer on April 21, 2017, 09:18:17 PM: Hornady has pretty much been dominating the factory ammunition game for the last 5 years or so. They are staying on top of things and keeping up to speed with new offering and and in multiple loads per chambering. I really like Hornady factory ammo. I use it in 6.5 Grendel, 6.5 Creedmoor, .223 and 6mm Creedmoor. All produce 1/2 MOA at 300 yards. What more could a guy ask for with factory ammo?
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Post by: fowl smacker on April 21, 2017, 10:16:15 PM: Are you talking hunting or just paper punching? Everyday plinking, I like pmc x-tac. Hunting, I reload with Hornady v-max.
Title: Re: Your choice of factory .223/556 ammo?
Post by: Alchase on April 22, 2017, 02:45:52 PM: Quote from: fowl smacker on April 21, 2017, 10:16:15 PM
Are you talking hunting or just paper punching? Everyday plinking, I like pmc x-tac. Hunting, I reload with Hornady v-max.

I use it mainly for home defense, I shoot a few hundred rounds a month just to keep a little muscle memory.
Title: Re: Your choice of factory .223/556 ammo?
Post by: hunter399 on April 22, 2017, 04:31:43 PM: :tung:
Title: Re: Your choice of factory .223/556 ammo?
Post by: thinkingman on April 22, 2017, 04:37:06 PM: Black Hills 60gr ballistic tips or 77gr MatchKings out of a Rock River 1/8 barrel.
Both shoot tiny groups.
Title: Re: Your choice of factory .223/556 ammo?
Post by: fishsticks on April 26, 2017, 04:04:32 AM: I mostly shoot my AR in 3gun matches. While I reload for everything else except shotgun, loading rifle ammo for the AR is more of a pain than it's worth. I've found that PMC X-Tac M193 is plenty accurate enough for 3gun and can be picked up cheaply enough I don't feel guilty about not reloading. Doesn't keep the reloaded in me from continuing to scrounge and board the brass.
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Post by: 300rum on April 26, 2017, 07:04:50 AM: 64gr Winchester Ranger Power points. RA223R2, that's what you want.
Title: Re: Your choice of factory .223/556 ammo?
Post by: Mongo Hunter on April 26, 2017, 07:45:15 AM: Federal XM193 (comes in a black or white box normally)

OR

Federal .223 milspec (comes in a green box sold at Walmart) its a little cheaper but the same thing as the 223 in the black box.

I prefer 5.56 XM193 however as it could still be used in a defensive scenario.
Title: Re: Your choice of factory .223/556 ammo?
Post by: aaronoto on April 26, 2017, 08:09:06 AM: Quote from: Mongo Hunter on April 26, 2017, 07:45:15 AM
Federal XM193 (comes in a black or white box normally)

OR

Federal .223 milspec (comes in a green box sold at Walmart) its a little cheaper but the same thing as the 223 in the black box.

I prefer 5.56 XM193 however as it could still be used in a defensive scenario.

XM193 almost exclusively here as well. I keep a good stash of M855 on hand as well. Never had any issues with the Federal stuff.
Title: Re: Your choice of factory .223/556 ammo?
Post by: Fl0und3rz on April 26, 2017, 08:19:32 AM: :yeah: for storage and plinking.

Reloads for everything else, except for some boxes of various factory loads for testing.
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Post by: jay.sharkbait on April 26, 2017, 09:00:24 AM: Mk 262