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I recently purchased a case of .223 55gr PMC Bronze. I shot roughly 200 rounds on my last trip to the range. The ammo seemed consistent and I did not have any issues shooting it out of my DPMS Oracle 16 inch with a carbine length gas system.
My other rifle, a 16 inch with a BCM BFH barrel with a midlength gas system and M16 NiB BCG, was different. There were no feed issues, but the bolt would not hold back on the last round. I tested this multiple times with both rifles and it only affected the midlength. I'll assume this ammo was low pressure and it didn't like cycling the heavy BCG through the midlength system. Also, there were no issues with the midlength when using Federal 55gr .223 maroon 100 round box Walmart ammo or XM855. I'll consider this "minor" issues, but I will probably shy away from purchasing the .223 again. That's a shame. I really wanted it to work. Maybe the 5.56 XTAC would do better. |
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I have fired 500 rounds of 5.56mm PMC X-TAC 55gr from a 16" 1/9" twist, mid-length gas system ArmaLite rifle. Never had any issues with this ammo.
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I have 13 AR rifles and have fired thousands of rounds of PMC Bronze. I've never had one issue with it.
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PMC is my favorite 223. Cheap, relatively clean, and respectable accuracy.
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I have had no problems with PMC Bronze. Cheep, goes bang, no primer crimps to deal with. About 2.5 MOA
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I've had great results with their X-Tac 62 grain ammo.
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Thread resurrect much?
I used to shoot a lot of PMC .223, but last carbine class it caused my 16" RRA and my 10" Mk18 to stop cycling and become single shot rifles. |
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I've used it once or twice with good results, but my experience with it is somewhat limited.
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I've used it a few times at the range and had no problems with it. Found it to be accurate and relatively clean. I mainly bought it to see if my gun would cycle with it reliably and not short stroke and lock the bolt open on an empty mag since it is known to be on the weak side. Decent range ammo. Not sure if it has the oomph to fragment reliably in a SD situation.
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Originally Posted By D_J:
Thread resurrect much? I used to shoot a lot of PMC .223, but last carbine class it caused my 16" RRA and my 10" Mk18 to stop cycling and become single shot rifles. View Quote Were you able to isolate why this was happening? Ive shot tons of the stuff in multiple calibers never an issue. |
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I have fired almost 1000 rounds of .223 Bronze out of several AR's. It has been the most accurate factory ball I have shot. Clean, low recoil, sometimes wont lock the bolt open on the last round in my carbine. Otherwise, never had had any other type of malfunction. $6.29 a box at Palmetto right now (missed the $5.99 deal). My favorite factory ball round.
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PMC X-TAC Green Tip 62gr = zero problems out of +/- 500 rounds through various AR-15's (all gone to new homes now).
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My son and I went through 2000+ rounds PMC Bronze .223 during Rifleman I at Valor Ridge. 5 to 300 yards, mud and rain. No malfunctions.
I was using my Colt LE6920, 16" 1:7. My son was using S&W M&P-15 Sport, 16" 1:9. Mix of Gen2/3 PMAG's. |
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about 1 case of PMC bronze shot through 1:9 twist SW M&P 15 Sport 2. No issues whatsoever.
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My 1:7 and 1:9 really like the x-tac in 55g.
No malfunctions. Accurate enough for drills and training. Not shot a length for groups. |
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Had to add my 2 cents to bump this up to the top.
I love this cheap ammo. No crimps, easy to reload. |
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