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Posted: 2/22/2011 2:14:30 PM EDT
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The reviews aren't bad, pricing is quite reasonable..
http://www.the-armory.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/product1443.html |
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Makin it hot..... American Tactical 62gr M855 Clone
Review throughout multiple sites I've been to have been positive, I have a few thousand rounds myself but have only shot maybe 150 rounds of the stuff..... no issue. It better be good stuff, I have over 60 pmags filled with the stuff :) |
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Yeah but is it better than wolf? I've read a ton of review saying anything from "great range ammo" to "this would be my combat load for sure".. I don't want to invest the $450 for 1000 rounds of hornandy tap, I just want some good range ammo that can be used for other purposes at the moment..
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What's "5.56x45mm Remington?" No such animal. That makes me wonder about the vendor. A lot. They got it right at the top of the page, so why bork it up a tiny bit farther down?
Aside from reports here, I know little about the brand-ATI. I do know that at least the boxes are marked "5.56X45mm," which is both the military and European designation. One other gripe: it's NOT a "penetrator." It's an "insert." But so many people screw this one up that I'm just pointing it out from habit. |
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It was OK. Accuracy acceptable. It seemed to flatten out when hitting steel plate, looked like a "keyhole" on paper.
I have never witnessed a keyhole on paper though. Only bad thing: there is something in the powder mix that leaves pockmarks on the brass. Something is being left in the chamber that is course enough to stipple brass. I got rid of my stuff and bought components for that reason. |
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I actually bought a decent bit of this to do a proper range test, the gun shop by me just got some in. The accuracy really surprised me, I was really expecting RG SS109 accuracy(I had a bunch of that also, not only was it really low pressure, the best I could do with it was manage to hit a 8" plate @ 100yds) I'd say it's cleaner than wolf black box. And the lot I had shot WAY better @ 100 yards than the Federal XM193 I had with me also (shot about 200 rounds of the XM193)
From a 16" 1:9 chrome lined YHM barrel and a 6x NC star scope, off of a ALICE pack. I kept about a 2" group @ 100 in ten shot strings, with a few of em' touching in the center  I think I'm gonna buy some when my tax rebate in deposited. It ran good with no funky primer problems, the only gripe I had was it smelled a little....ripe? I guess, kinda like burnt cosmoline. Like my 98K does when she heats up. Smelled a little more musty than wolf BB, only less dirty
Buy some...shoot it all up then reload the brass 
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