This review is for STANDARD .223 Prvi ammunition. There is already a thread about the "M193" Prvi ammo listed. Please only add your reviews for standard .223 Prvi ammo here.

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I fired 500 rounds of it this past Saturday. Bought it from the Temple TX Academy. Went through the boxes and only bought boxes with a lot # of 07-04 or higher. Anyway, my experiences:

Pulled bullet is FMJ boattail, but has NO cannelure.
Powder is Ball powder, not extruded. Didnt weigh charge, sorry

Seemed accurate enough. Fired on indoor range at B27 SIlhouette at 100 M, in 90 round strings. All rounds impacted center mass in the chest of the target.

Loaded a 10 round mag of half Monarch, Half UMC to get some sort of idea as to how hot it was. I didnt chrono, but the Monarch was definetly hotter than the UMC.

No blown primer, no bullet setback, no jams, no problems to report. Weapons used were 2 Identical LMT Defender 2000 Carbines with 16 Inch barrels.

today i grabed a box to try it out and didnt have any problems i will be a few more then let you guys know

I voted #3. I got 5 boxes of the stuff and it acted like a bolt action gun; ie i had to pull the CH back after every round to chamber another. I think i just may have gotton a underloaded batch but none the less i wont be buying it anymore.

1) green box 55 gr FMJ ammo
2)DPMS 11.5" carbine (reliable w/every other type of ammunition)
standard carbine buffer
Colt MP tested bolt w/BCM extracter upgrade
3)I finally gave up after 3 mags(90 rds) worth and chunked the rest

I have had excellent results w/the Monarch BLUE box steel cased stuff FWIW

I went through 100 rounds of it this weekend without a hitch, did burn up quite a few patches cleaning the rifle afterwards though.

I would buy, and shoot it again without hesitation.

I started shooting this about 2 years ago when it was $2.86 a box

Shot about 1k rounds then the price went up to $4.97 a box

Still plenty cheap

55 grain I think it's a Berdan primer but I don't reload anyway.

both AR's are RRA uppers one is a varmint 24 and the other is a 16" with an A2

This stuff will hold a 3-4" group at 100 yds

Plenty accurate for what I do with it.

HTH

This stuff shoots surprisingly accurately in my 16", but does not cycle well.

I bought a few (20-round) boxes of the green-box brass-cased monarch a while back while I was trying different loads. Every shot goes bang, but it doesn't seem to have the juice to extract and feed the next round. If I manually cycle the action each time, it works fine. It just feels underpowered, and the extraction issues seem to support this. I shot some Q3131 and LC M193 afterward to make sure I didn't have any mechanical issues, and had no problems with either of these rounds extracting.

The plus side is that I shot consistent 1.5"-2" at 100 yards off the bench.

Still have a couple of boxes laying around.

I’ve shot thru a case of it with no problems but I like hot rounds.

I’m picking up 10,000 rounds on Tuesday of the 62 gr. I hope it shoots as well.

before the price jump I bought about 2k of this stuff when it was $3.86 a box, no issues to report. The green box ammo fed nicely in a c-mag during semi-auto fire

ETA

Bushy barreled "M4" type carbine - 14.5 with 1/9 twist
2k rounds
magazines were mix of USGI and c-mag
Monarch Green box 55gr FMJ

I can't vote reliably as I haven't shot any but I work at Academy part time...In the hunting/fishing section and behind the gun counter. FWIW we carry 2 types of Monarch for .223. The "Green" box and the "Blue" box. The green box is more expensive than Blue box ammo. I have yet to determine the differences between the two. Perhaps one is steel and one brass. Unfortunately I don't have a green box sitting in from of me so can't be too sure. I am getting ready to purchase a case for myself. Good discounts for employees! ;-)

I have shot some 9mm in a Kahr Pm9 from the Green box and not a single misfire.

I am kinda new to the AR world and still trying to get my feet wet so to speak.

I bought some Blue box Monarch in .223 on Saturday and was only $5.29 for 20. I seem to think the green box is almost half that. I go in to work tonight and I'll update this post after I check prices again.

Edit: Ok I went and checked at the store. The Green box is the more expensive Brass ammo. Right now listed for $8.79 per box of 20. The Blue box is the cheaper($5.29) in what looks like Steel coated but may be brass. This has the sealed in red primers.

I guess it's not wise to pump stell cases through an AR but I've got a bunch of Wolf which is steel and many people seem to think that is ok.

Three or 4 popped primers out of the hundred or so that I shot.

Nothing catastrophic, but it could certainly jam up a gun or put it temporarily out of commission.

One went into my lower and stopped trigger movement and another lodged itself in the magazine it didn't cause feeding problems because it was the last round in the mag.

All in all, Wolf is more reliable than this (even if it's considerably slower). I'd buy more if it were a good enough deal and just use it for plinking ammo.

Probalby bought 3K rounds, fired 500 of 55, 62, 69 and 75 out of a 20" 1/8 and 1/9.

All were flawless in feeding, accurate and worth the money.


ETA: all mine were brass cased.

I've shot 1000+ rds of 55gr FMJ shot from my Colt A2 Carbine and my Bushy patrolman with no issues at all.

As stated above, it's very hard to resize