What kind of 223/556 are people stocking up on

[STI]

Completely new to the AR world, and curious what kind of zombie and practice ammunition is worth buying by the case. I'd rather go on the forum's experiences than YouTube cowboys.

Thanks much!

[Peally]

For practice? Whatever cheap ass brass is on sale, usually American Eagle ;)

[blues]

Completely new to the AR world, and curious what kind of zombie and practice ammunition is worth buying by the case. I'd rather go on the forum's experiences than YouTube cowboys.

Thanks much!

Well, I'm not an expert by any means but for training I keep a couple cases of Wolf Gold 55gr .223 on hand. Brass cased and reasonably priced, at least when I was purchasing it last time around.

As far as "duty" ammo...mostly Gold Dot .223 in 64gr and 55gr, with some Hornady TAP (Urban) 55gr thrown in as well.

[rjohnson4405]

Another vote for Wolf Gold 55 Gr for practice and Gold Dot 55 Gr for serious use.

Relatively cheap, good quality, and have the same point of impact relative to my ability with a non-magnified red dot (aimpoint).

[littlejerry]

Wolf Gold has been my preferred low cost ammo for a while. If I'm shooting 300 yards or less and not after high precision I'll use it.

Anything precision oriented or 300 - 600 yards I'll use IMI 77gr "Razorcore"

For hunting I'm using 75gr Gold Dots, but have also used the 62/64 gr variety with success.

Later this month I'll be testing the IMI ammo side by side with BH 5.56 77 TMK out to 1000 yards to see if the increase in price is worth it past 600 yards.

But the simple answer for me is Wolf Gold and IMI 77gr.

[WobblyPossum]

Another vote for Wolf Gold 55gr. It’s steadily available for ~$0.27/round.

Federal still has their rebate going until the end of the year. You can get .223/5.56 ammo for $0.25/round shipped after rebate. Brownells and Palmetto State Armory have some in stock. I bought a bunch of handgun ammo using their rebates this year. It took two months to get the checks but they came through no problem.


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[LtDave]

I'm partial to IMI M193 and Gold Dot 55 or 64 grain.

[Unobtanium]

Completely new to the AR world, and curious what kind of zombie and practice ammunition is worth buying by the case. I'd rather go on the forum's experiences than YouTube cowboys.

Thanks much!

75gr Gold Dot was what I bought cases of. Cheap, effective, accurate.

[TGS]

Prvi Partizan 75gr BTHP. Solid 1.4 MOA out of my BCM USGI barrel measured on 10 and 30 shot groups.

Awesome ammo for the price, though admittedly I haven't checked the price in a while.

[JohnO]

If you do any long distance precision work then MK 262 or the the equivalent Black Hills Ammunition 5.56x45mm NATO 77 Grain Sierra MatchKing Hollow Point.

Some folks will tell you to use anything that goes bang including steel cased Russian ammo for range fodder. I have used some (Tula, Golden Bear) in the past and out to 100 yards it was no different than XM193. However it did smell like cat piss when fired.

[GJM]

For the last three or four years, I have been using PMC 55 grain as my shooter ammo, and it has been reliable and reasonably accurate in a bunch of Colt and BCM carbines. POI is close to Gold Dot 64 grain I also use.

[Mr. Goodtimes]

MEN M193 is by far the best bulk 5.56 ammo I’ve ever bought. It’s extremely accurate and consistent. I always stock up when it’s in stock.


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[Casual Friday]

My preferred defense load is 64 grain Gold Dots and I like to keep 500 rounds on hand.

I stock the daylights out of PMC 55 grain and Wolf/Tula 55 grain that I shoot out of my dedicated training rifle.

[littlejerry]

Relevant to this thread:

Hornady announced a new line of ammo called Frontier. It's a joint venture with Lake City where the projectiles are all Hornady and the brass/powder is LC and loaded on LC equipment. This means you get a quality projectile at a much lower cost. They will be loading the 75gr BTHP projectile in 5.56. It's listed for sale at $0.60/round currently:
https://www.targetsportsusa.com/frontier-cartridge-military-grade-556x45mm-nato-ammo-75-grain-hbthpm-fr320-p-81141.aspx

This could prove to be some very reasonably priced match/HD ammo. While the Hornady T2 wouldn't be my first choice for hunting, I wouldn't hesitate to use it for SD and some barrels do tend to shoot small groups with it(although IME the SMK shoots better in most rifles)

[Kyle Reese]

MEN M193 is by far the best bulk 5.56 ammo I’ve ever bought. It’s extremely accurate and consistent. I always stock up when it’s in stock.


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[mtnbkr]

Some folks will tell you to use anything that goes bang including steel cased Russian ammo for range fodder. I have used some (Tula, Golden Bear) in the past and out to 100 yards it was no different than XM193. However it did smell like cat piss when fired.

In my AR carbine, the cheap steel cased stuff is terrible. I wasn't sure if it was me or the gun, so I put on a scope and shot some groups at 50yds. The 55gr steel stuff was 4", while the good quality 62gr brass stuff (Hornady, etc) all shot into 1".

Chris

[navyman8903]

Currently? I'm stocking IMI 55gr M193 to the roof, as well as the Black Hills 77gr TMK's and IMI 77gr Razor core's to the roof for my HK MR556. I have a few thousand rounds of green tip too, but I don't have a practical use for them as of right now because all the cool kids and optics are designed for 55gr and 77gr.

I really like the IMI stuff, great performance and on the cheap.

[overton]

PPU 75gr BTHP

cheaper but very good performing

[mtnbkr]

PPU 75gr BTHP

cheaper but very good performing

That is good stuff.

Chris