What 5.56 or .223 Do You Run In Your Weapons?

[imschur]

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[Robocop1051]

I get so much Winchester 55gr FMJ for free, I can barely justify something else. I scored a few hundred Federal "American Eagle" in a deal recently, but it's basically the same 55gr FMJ stuff. I don't hunt with the ar15 (yet), so plinking ammo is all I keep around.

[washguy]

Clinton era Lake City  of course <munch> Wash

[unforgiven]

Speer,federal anything that's 1k rounds for $300.00 or less and some 62 gr. green tip.

[fr3db3ar]

All I run is reloads.  55 V-max and 69 SMK

Same with the 7.62.  175 SMK and 150 BTSP

[392heminut]

Reloads in .223. To be more specific, 55 gr. FMJBT Winchester or Remington (whichever Midway has on sale) over 21 grs. of IMR 4198. If I decide I want to mess something up as opposed to just punching a hole, I have about a dozen boxes of whatever softpoints the Border Patrol issues my son. <thumbsup>

So far all I've put through my LR 308 is 100 rnds. of Tula 150 gr. FMJ. A buddy of mine picked me up about 600 rnds. of Lake City 7.62 brass from White Sands the other day and I will be getting the stuff to set up my Dillon 550B to reload soon.

[Tripledeuce]

    Reloads,,,either 55 gr. reloads my dealer carriys, or my own 50/55 gr.

    Very rarely, Remingtin 55 gr that were on sale.

    Terry

[Timing]

Hunting/Self Defense:

.223 Federal Fusion 62gr

Plinking:

.223 Wolf/PMC bronze

5.56 XM193

SHTF:

5.56 M8555/XM193

Pretty much anything that goes bang after that

[hobbesgunner]

Wolf in a couple rifles for plinking at steel gongs....55 gr Nos ballistic tips, 53 gr Horn Vmax in Federal commercial brass in a 24" varmint rig.80 gr. Amax shoots fantastic in that rifle also but turns it into a single shot.....77 gr. Sierra MK in mini SASS...75 gr Hornady HPBT and 69 gr.SMK shoot almost as well in that rifle

[soofley]

i only shoot two affordable 5.56 ammos;

Federal xm193 5.56

green tip PMC 62gr 5.56

[98Z5V]

green tip PMC 62gr 5.56

Does the brass on that round have a NATO headstamp on it?

[soofley]

PSD headstamp. Uh Oh, is this a north korean counterfiet?

[98Z5V]

No, trying to see if they're loading the 62gr penetrator projectiles into commercial .223 Rem brass, or if they're loading it into real 5.56 NATO brass.  If it's NATO brass, it has to have the NATO headstamp.  It's the circle with the crosshairs in it. 

See it here?

If the circle/cross isn't in the headcase, it's not NATO-sized brass. 

Is that on your brass, in the headstamp?

[soofley]

its headstamped "PSD" no NATO cross. Can south korea use the NATO cross anyway? they're not even a NATO member country.

[98Z5V]

My whole point was about the Green Tip 5.56 ammo - that specifically means it's real 5.56 NATO M855 equivalent (SS109 ammo). 

Looks like this stuff is NOT what it's "acting like."  It's just a 62gr ammo that they felt like painting the tip of green...  The projo might be the same thing - but I'd suspect that - and it's not in NATO cases, loaded to NATO pressures.  That's fer sure. 

[soofley]

it seems like PSD is s.Korean mil surplus according to the link below. I'm happy with PMC 62gr. I'll give their 147gr .308 actually, PMC is quite affordable

http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_16/550072_PMC_X_Tac_M855_62gr_FMJ.html

[survivalshop]

All hand loads , every thing from 69 gr. SMK to 52 gr. SMK & 62 & 55 gr. FMJ..

[98Z5V]

it seems like PSD is s.Korean mil surplus according to the link below. I'm happy with PMC 62gr. I'll give their 147gr .308 actually, PMC is quite affordable

http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_16/550072_PMC_X_Tac_M855_62gr_FMJ.html

Yep, I like the PMC ammo.  <thumbsup>  I just haven't stumbled on the 62gr stuff yet locally, so that's why I was asking the questions.  Regardless of whether it's in NATO cases or commercial cases, the 62gr would be a little more desireable than the standard 55gr stuff.  I'll grab some of it, but I was wondering what I'd do with the brass once I shoot and sort it.  I'll measure out the case capacity once I get some.  Thanks for the info on it.  <thumbsup>

[MikedaddyH]

Federal American Eagle 55gr FMJ , Lake City 55gr FMJ & 62gr AP,

PMC 55gr FMJ, Couple of cans of XM855/ss109 62gr "green tips.

Reloads : Win wb556mc55 plinker round, Hornady 55grVmax range round. And 68gr ,75gr in the 1-7 twist gun.