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Posted: 8/27/2014 7:57:15 PM EDT
I know I cant find any.
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What is the commercial name for this ammo and is it available to purchase? If not available, what is a close substitute? ETA: Exception....a couple listings on Gunbroker but they want two arms, a leg and I think my first born. 
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Posted: 8/27/2014 8:02:54 PM EDT
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I know I cant find any. But...
What is the commercial name for this ammo and is it available to purchase? If not available, what is a close substitute? What do you mean by substitute? Do you want just a bullet with good barrier blind performance? Or do you want a bullet of similar construction and wounding style; i.e. 50% fragmentation and penetrating core? |
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Posted: 8/27/2014 8:04:49 PM EDT
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What do you mean by substitute? Do you want just a bullet with good barrier blind performance? Or do you want a bullet of similar construction and wounding style; i.e. 50% fragmentation and penetrating core? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I know I cant find any. But...
What is the commercial name for this ammo and is it available to purchase? If not available, what is a close substitute? What do you mean by substitute? Do you want just a bullet with good barrier blind performance? Or do you want a bullet of similar construction and wounding style; i.e. 50% fragmentation and penetrating core? Would like the latter. Is there a round that has the same construction? |
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Posted: 8/27/2014 9:21:32 PM EDT
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Would like the latter. Is there a round that has the same construction? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I know I cant find any. But...
What is the commercial name for this ammo and is it available to purchase? If not available, what is a close substitute? What do you mean by substitute? Do you want just a bullet with good barrier blind performance? Or do you want a bullet of similar construction and wounding style; i.e. 50% fragmentation and penetrating core? Would like the latter. Is there a round that has the same construction? The 60gr Partition is probably the closest I can think of. The old ones were about 30gr/30gr split but the current ones are about 10gr front/50gr rear so its not really the same anymore. That is the only one I can really think of. You could look at the 64gr Golddot/62gr Fusion. Unlike the 62gr TBBC and 64gr Nosler, they do shed weight, even in bare gel. The ATK site has losses on their gel shots at about 40-50%. ATK 's TBBC gels have about 98% weight retention for comparison. Or maybe Winchester's 60 or 70gr "Splitcore" PDX bullet which is supposed to have a fragmenting front and penetrating rear. Video of it here: Splitcore |
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Posted: 8/28/2014 12:07:00 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/28/2014 5:36:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryGlad to see its available. Price isnt great, used to be around $0.75 a round when it is available and on the aftermarket like armslist and gunbroker it was selling for around $1.00 so at $0.90 i guess its a fair deal. If i didnt already have a massive stock pile i would buy more 
Another good ammo is the xm556fbit3 round. It is very similar to mk318 with the solid copper base and a lead front the main difference is the mk318 has a small hollow point at the front where the xm556fbit3 is a soft point. |
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Posted: 8/28/2014 10:55:56 AM EDT
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Glad to see its available. Price isnt great, used to be around $0.75 a round when it is available and on the aftermarket like armslist and gunbroker it was selling for around $1.00 so at $0.90 i guess its a fair deal. If i didnt already have a massive stock pile i would buy more
Another good ammo is the xm556fbit3 round. It is very similar to mk318 with the solid copper base and a lead front the main difference is the mk318 has a small hollow point at the front where the xm556fbit3 is a soft point. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Glad to see its available. Price isnt great, used to be around $0.75 a round when it is available and on the aftermarket like armslist and gunbroker it was selling for around $1.00 so at $0.90 i guess its a fair deal. If i didnt already have a massive stock pile i would buy more
Another good ammo is the xm556fbit3 round. It is very similar to mk318 with the solid copper base and a lead front the main difference is the mk318 has a small hollow point at the front where the xm556fbit3 is a soft point. Fbit3 is the tbbc bullet and will offer no fragmentation. |
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Posted: 8/28/2014 11:08:32 AM EDT
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Yeah, while the mk318 bullet was derived from the tbbc projectile, they operate very differently when hitting squishy things. The t3 round is considered a better performer however the accuracy is subpar. I've found the mk318 projectile to be more accurate than expected and am very surprised to see some new stock being sold. I was gonna sit on my stash of 180rnds for eternity as I didn't expect to see it again but it looks like I may have to get some more!
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Posted: 8/28/2014 3:30:05 PM EDT
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Yeah, while the mk318 bullet was derived from the tbbc projectile, they operate very differently when hitting squishy things. The t3 round is considered a better performer however the accuracy is subpar. I've found the mk318 projectile to be more accurate than expected and am very surprised to see some new stock being sold. I was gonna sit on my stash of 180rnds for eternity as I didn't expect to see it again but it looks like I may have to get some more! Where are you seeing it for sale? |
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Posted: 8/28/2014 3:54:12 PM EDT
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Yeah, while the mk318 bullet was derived from the tbbc projectile, they operate very differently when hitting squishy things. The t3 round is considered a better performer however the accuracy is subpar. I've found the mk318 projectile to be more accurate than expected and am very surprised to see some new stock being sold. I was gonna sit on my stash of 180rnds for eternity as I didn't expect to see it again but it looks like I may have to get some more! Where are you seeing it for sale? Umm a couple of posts up at USArmorment? |
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Posted: 8/28/2014 3:57:43 PM EDT
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Umm a couple of posts up at USArmorment? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Yeah, while the mk318 bullet was derived from the tbbc projectile, they operate very differently when hitting squishy things. The t3 round is considered a better performer however the accuracy is subpar. I've found the mk318 projectile to be more accurate than expected and am very surprised to see some new stock being sold. I was gonna sit on my stash of 180rnds for eternity as I didn't expect to see it again but it looks like I may have to get some more! Where are you seeing it for sale? Umm a couple of posts up at USArmorment? Yeah...I saw that. Did I need to say I wasn't looking to buy 500 rounds. |
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Posted: 8/28/2014 3:59:59 PM EDT
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Yeah...I saw that. Did I need to say I wasn't looking to buy 500 rounds. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Yeah, while the mk318 bullet was derived from the tbbc projectile, they operate very differently when hitting squishy things. The t3 round is considered a better performer however the accuracy is subpar. I've found the mk318 projectile to be more accurate than expected and am very surprised to see some new stock being sold. I was gonna sit on my stash of 180rnds for eternity as I didn't expect to see it again but it looks like I may have to get some more! Where are you seeing it for sale? Umm a couple of posts up at USArmorment? Yeah...I saw that. Did I need to say I wasn't looking to buy 500 rounds. I guess you did |
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