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Posted: 5/18/2019 11:26:55 AM EDT

A friend of mine has 1000 rounds of PMC Ammo he wants to sell for $280. I have only shot Hornady, American Eagle XM193, and Winchester Whitebox 5.56mm 55grain ammo through my ARs. Is PMC a good quality ammo?

Posted: 5/18/2019 11:32:11 AM EDT

[#1]

It's fine, it used to be the ammo that I stocked most of. I only switched brands to something more readily available.

Posted: 5/18/2019 11:33:29 AM EDT

[#2]

Its good enough to buy for cheap. Don't expect great accuracy if its x-tac

Posted: 5/18/2019 11:44:23 AM EDT

[#3]

It's 0.28 cents per round. That's a little under the average price for such a round so yes, it might be a good deal. Can't get too much ammo.

Posted: 5/18/2019 11:50:31 AM EDT

[#4]

PMC Bronze 223 is underpowered, IMHO, I use it as the lowest powered ammo for function testing.

The X-Tac, has been good ammo for me. Better then average accuracy for 55gr FMJ ball ammo. ( slightly )

Edited to add... All PMC ammo has always gone bang for me.

Posted: 5/18/2019 12:09:12 PM EDT

[#5]

Their 5.56 x-TAC has always done well for me in competitions. Their 9mm 115gr FMJ rounds are accurate, but don't quite meet 125 power factor out of a 4 inch barrel.

Posted: 5/18/2019 12:15:15 PM EDT

[#6]

Zhukov PMC Ammo Review

Molon PMC 62GR X-TAC TEST

Posted: 5/18/2019 12:19:34 PM EDT

[#7]

I wouldn't pay that. Tell him $250.

Posted: 5/18/2019 12:20:36 PM EDT

[#8]

I have been told by a couple people that it is South Korean Manufactured and is quite corrosive. I have also heard this about Independence Ammo also!

Posted: 5/18/2019 12:26:44 PM EDT

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I have been told by a couple people that it is South Korean Manufactured and is quite corrosive. I have also heard this about Independence Ammo also!

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No it's not corrosive.

Posted: 5/18/2019 12:27:24 PM EDT

[#10]

I have been shooting the PMC X-TAC 62 grain ammo for some years now with excellent results.

Posted: 5/18/2019 12:40:29 PM EDT

[#11]

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A friend of mine has 1000 rounds of PMC Ammo he wants to sell for $280. I have only shot Hornsby, American Eagle XM193, and Winchester Whitebox 5.56mm 55grain ammo through my ARs. Is PMC a good quality ammo?

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I've shot some and it's comparable in quality and accuracy to the brands you mentioned (except for "Hornsby", I'm not familiar with that one). Don't expect match-grade performance from it, or even Norma standard ammo quality, but it's reliable and reasonably accurate.

Posted: 5/18/2019 1:43:57 PM EDT

[#12]

Shoots fine for me.

Posted: 5/18/2019 2:28:35 PM EDT

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I wouldn't pay that. Tell him $250.

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$250 or less

The brass is hit or miss with PMC. Off center flash holes are not unusual with that crap.

As a reloader I would pass on anything PMC. Bent enough decap pins with that stuff to know better...

Posted: 5/18/2019 2:37:28 PM EDT

[#14]

I have shot a lot of PMC over the years and never had any problems with it, I use their 9mm and .45 ACP as well as their .223. I have also reloaded it and turned some of the brass into .300 blk with no problems as well.

I would not pay $280 for it, but would come up with an offer for a lower price.

Posted: 5/18/2019 4:39:55 PM EDT

[#15]

I meant Hornady in my original inquiry. My iPad auto correct turned it to Hornsby!

Posted: 5/18/2019 5:37:05 PM EDT

[#16]

PMC Bronze?
The PMC Bronze I have is several years old but it is very accurate, like 1/2 MOA accurate. I love the stuff and purchased a bunch of it years ago. I use it specifically with my precision AR.
Unless something has changed in the last few years, I consider it very good ammunition. Never had any issues using it and it is one of, if not the most, precise factory ammo I have tried through my precision AR.

Posted: 5/18/2019 6:52:28 PM EDT

[#17]

PMC is fine. Their 55 grain FMJ Bronze is a little slower and a little more accurate than most 55 grain FMJ. The 62 grain XTAC is significantly more accurate than other M855 loads for me. $.28 per round is fine for PMC. No reason not to offer $250 though.

Posted: 5/18/2019 7:26:42 PM EDT

[#18]

Have never had an issue with X-TAC.

Posted: 5/18/2019 7:31:05 PM EDT

[#19]

X-TAC is arguably my favorite bulk ammo. Accuracy for me is excellent from my 8.5" up through my 20".

Posted: 5/18/2019 7:50:03 PM EDT

[#20]

Surpised to see you guys had such good accuracy with XTAC M855. I didn't but to be fair it was a BCM barrel, and like 6 years ago.

Posted: 5/18/2019 8:16:25 PM EDT

[#21]

Buy it.
Stack it.
Shoot it.

Posted: 5/18/2019 9:57:51 PM EDT

[#22]

I have shot thru a few hundred of my PMC bronze and as others have said, it's a little slower than my m193 stuff but more accurate. Good stuff imo.

Posted: 5/18/2019 10:04:45 PM EDT

[#23]

It’s decent enough for plinking and goes bang every time.

Unless your friend is selling because he is hard up for cash and you want to help I would try to haggle the price down closer to $250, as you can probably get that or better ammo for close to 28cpr.

Posted: 5/18/2019 10:24:45 PM EDT

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I have been shooting the PMC X-TAC 62 grain ammo for some years now with excellent results.

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Same here.

Posted: 5/18/2019 10:25:13 PM EDT

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I have been told by a couple people that it is South Korean Manufactured and is quite corrosive. I have also heard this about Independence Ammo also!

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Morons

Posted: 5/18/2019 11:17:30 PM EDT

[#26]

The 223 will work, but very under powered

Posted: 5/18/2019 11:33:51 PM EDT

[#27]

I have 2-3K rounds on hand and have shot at least 10K+ over the years with never a problem.

Posted: 5/19/2019 12:25:13 AM EDT

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I have shot thousands of rounds with zero issues. But the quote is correct.

Posted: 5/19/2019 5:38:32 AM EDT

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I meant Hornady in my original inquiry. My iPad auto correct turned it to Hornsby!

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Gotcha. Wish I could say I've never done the same thing but it would be a lie ;) Autocorrect is a good/bad thing sometimes.

Posted: 5/19/2019 11:02:56 AM EDT

[#30]

PMC Bronze...works okay. Not my favorite. Low powered and smells like urine. Indoors it can be profound with a face full of gas and low ventilaton. I call it "Pee"MC.

Posted: 5/19/2019 11:09:39 AM EDT

[#31]

I like it. its very consistent

Posted: 5/19/2019 11:10:37 AM EDT

[#32]

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I have been told by a couple people that it is South Korean Manufactured and is quite corrosive. I have also heard this about Independence Ammo also!

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Not corrosive. Neither of them.