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5/3/2006 4:14:59 PM EDT
I've found the Fed. AE223 ammo with the 55gr boattail bullet to be pretty damn accurate in my RRA NM A2. After shooting a couple boxes of Remington white box, and even Black Hills Blue box , I found that the Federal gave me the best groups. Granted, this was the first 500 rds or so through a brand new rifle, but has anyone else found the Fed AE223 to be this accurate or do you think the gun is just breaking in and I can now do better with something else, maybe Black Hills?
I don't reload and frankly, don't want to reload, so I'm pretty pleased to find such accuracy from such a bargain priced ammo.
What do you guys think?
5/3/2006 4:36:54 PM EDT
[#1]
I also found that I had tighter groups with the AE223 over the BlackHills remanufactured on my 16" DPMS.  I get them locally for $100 for 500 rds.  I have about 700 rds through mine.  Since I'm just punching paper, this is probably what I'll stick with.  Very bright brass too!
5/3/2006 5:36:04 PM EDT
[#2]
It performs very well for me. I prefer to use it for my plinking.
5/3/2006 5:46:09 PM EDT
[#3]
I have a few RRA rifles and each gets better groups with the AE223 55gr boattail than the Black Hills blue box 55gr.  My best groups though are with theBlack Hills 77gr rounds.
5/3/2006 6:03:12 PM EDT
[#4]
What are you shooting the 77's through? My RRA has a 1:8 twist.
I'd like to get the most accuracy without breaking the bank.
5/3/2006 7:20:39 PM EDT
[#5]
I love AE I just ordered a bunch form Wideners, and plan on ordering another 1K or so before it is all gone. It shoots very well out of my 24" bushy, I went through 500 rounds of it the other day and I am hooked on the stuff now. It seems to be very clean also, which is always a plus when it comes cleaning time.

Check out this link to some of the ballistics test on it versus other Federal loads

le.atk.com/223data/223riflebook.pdf
5/4/2006 6:23:06 PM EDT
[#6]
One of my RRA is a 20" 1:8 , one is a 16" 1:8 and a third is actually a White Oak 18" 1:7.
5/5/2006 12:39:09 PM EDT
[#7]
AE by federal 55gr is good stuff

But in my two bushmasters PMP 2223 55fmj brown box with a gazzel
had the tightest group of all 22355 types  BUT thats my rifle
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