I was recently at a range trying out some different types of ammo that I had aquried through several sources. I 1st shot IMI M855 it was fantistic, & very accurate. Then I shot some wolf 5.56, & was frankly skeptical after all I have read, but It too shot flawlessly,& again supprisingly accurate. Then I shot , or rather tried to shoot this 5.56mm SC  20StUck brand ammo. Ouch! the name is accurate if nothing ealse. I only shot a couple boxes each of the afor mentioned brands, so it was not because of wolf shit in my chamber, but this stuff stuck about every other shot . I gave up after about 5, or 6 shots with almost as many ftc's. My upper is a DPMS M-4 16" & Ive never had any other chambering trouble with any other ammo. I dont have the tools to spec out this ammo, But I sure would like to get some info on it from a couple of you guru's. I'd even send a box to the 1st & 2nd expert to check who answers this letter "if you want it". Thanks in advance as always. The Searcher

*puzzled*

I don't think I've EVER heard of this stuff.


BTW, isn't the DPMS a .223 and not a 5.56?

I'll have to see if I can find info on that ammo.  Where'd you find it?

stUck (umlaut over the u) means Pieces or quantity in Deutsch, hence 20 Cartridges.

Probably German or Austrian.

BTW, what does the headstamp say?

I just called DPMS & yes my M-4 upper is most deffenatly .223! I still never had any other ftc probs with it, but I guesse it was bound to happen. I found this Ammo at a place called Hitach inds. It's not listed on their sight. [email protected]

The head stamp says .233    5.56  EB and with my reading glasses, was very hard to read. P.S. it's green tip. Edited in the EB, it said 83 before I got my perscription glasses, & stopped reading it backwards! Also I wrote DPMS aletter asking why my M-4 was .223 chambered, got a reply from  someone ealse with a great chart listing DPMS as only having 5.56 chambers.

Is it a plain brown cardboard box?

It is indeed Austrian HIRTENBERGER 5.56mm SS-109 62gr. Green Tip.
Haven't shot the two boxes I have so I can't say if it FTF in my Eagle. But I do remember when I bought them at a gunshow, the were advertised as being Hirtenberger.

FWIW/HTH  

The writing is on a white paper label affixed to the end flap... I have access to that stuff.

It's Hirtenberger, German, supposed to be good stuff. I have a couple boxes here. Runs in my guns.

If you want to give away, I'll take them.