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Posted: 8/14/2007 3:11:59 PM EDT
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Apparently, I ran across some LE223T1 for a dirt cheap price of 13.99 a box of 20. In case your wondering, this stuff is selling right now at $31 plus a box when you can find it. Whats interesting is the case code is XM223T1. I'm guessing this is the same deal as XM193 ammo. I've been looking for some of this hard to get ammo for about a year now. I had a good sized stash of this ammo before today. Now I'm debating on going back and cleaning them out.  
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62gr appears to be at the top of the list for windshield penetration tests. There have been a few posts (with excellent pics) on here showing the penetration capabilities on various angled shots on automobiles. Hopefully someone can chime in with this info. It is a very devastating .223 round as far as penetration is concerned. Very accurate in any twist barrel I have shot it in. 1/9 or 1/7, would probably be ideal in a 1/12 55gr follows a very close second. Everything else pails in comparison. In my go to weapons, I carry one 28rd mag of these coupled with another mag full of 75gr Black Hills Red Box. I figure I have the hard target, soft target scenerios covered with this setup. |
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Department price for the 62's is or was 220 for 200. That was about a year ago. The 55's are supposed to be almost as good in all areas as the 62's. Not a bad score all things considered. I figure each of my mags has well more money inside than the mag itself.  Every test I have read shows it with great performance. I don't even carry anything extra for non-barricade situations. I expect my .40 will penetrate farther than the rifle will anyway. Works well on deer and dogs. Nobody who has looked at the pointy end has asked what I had loaded.  Joe |
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Performance in bare gel and heavy clothing is about the same for both loads, according to the ATK rifle book. Through barriers, you're better off with the 62 gr. Personally, if I wanted 12 inch windshield penetration with decent expansion, I'd use a .45 ACP carbine or .30 carbine, since the expanded diameter of the 62 gr through the glass resembles a .38 wadcutter. In my opinion, you sacrifice too much on non-barrier targets to get that increase in barrier performance to justify the round's high cost. The 110 gr .30 carbine SP from Remington has half the cost and better performance, but the .30 carbine isn't tacticool, high speed low drag enough for most departments. |
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