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10/31/2012 10:34:51 AM EDT
I plan on using iron sites out to 100 yds.  Also, using for HD.  Is M193 good enough or should I move to MK262?  Have you guys ever had a reliability problem chambering Lake City dinged up ammo for XM193?  Thx.
10/31/2012 10:40:48 AM EDT
[#1]
What are you shooting it out of?  M193 was designed for M16s with 1 in 14 and later 1 in 12 rifling twist rates.  Heavy open tip match ammo like Mk262 generally works best when fired from a barrel with a faster twist rate (1 in 7 to 1 in 9).  I use M193 in my M16A1 clone and heavy OTM out of my other ARs, which have 1 in 7 barrels.
10/31/2012 10:49:05 AM EDT
[#2]
No contest, the Mk262 is the better round if a) your rifle can stabilize it, and b) you can afford it.
10/31/2012 10:55:30 AM EDT
[#3]
As was stated, depends on your barrel. I shot a lot of 193 out of the 16A1 when I was in the Corps, out to 500 yards.
10/31/2012 12:23:14 PM EDT
[#4]
m193 is also very good round for the price and you can practice with it more. M193 will fragment consistently from 0-100 yards, and I don't know much about mk262
10/31/2012 12:41:35 PM EDT
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m193 is also very good round for the price and you can practice with it more. M193 will fragment consistently from 0-100 yards, and I don't know much about mk262


I wouldn't say "consistently". That's one of the problems with it. Sometimes it doesn't.
10/31/2012 1:08:35 PM EDT
[#6]
Quoted:
No contest, the Mk262 is the better round if a) your rifle can stabilize it, and b) you can afford it.


+1
10/31/2012 1:28:34 PM EDT
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Quoted:

m193 is also very good round for the price and you can practice with it more. M193 will fragment consistently from 0-100 yards, and I don't know much about mk262

I wouldn't say "consistently". That's one of the problems with it. Sometimes it doesn't.


+ 1.

10/31/2012 1:37:08 PM EDT
[#8]
This is like posting that you have a truck, and want to know if you need 32" ATs or 44" boggers.

Terminal effects wise, the MK 262 will be far superior. However you'll need at least a 1-8 twist at least and preferably 1-7 to stabilize it. If you have that it'll also be FAR more accurate than M193.

The only catch is cost, MK 262 is going to be about 4 times more expensive.

My go to round for my MK12 is ASYM precision 75 gr, it's almost as accurate at MK 262, slightly better terminal effects and about 25% cheaper.
10/31/2012 2:54:02 PM EDT
[#9]
my go to round is mk262.  I've been buying boxes here and there for a few years now.  just counted what i have.  and at a dollar a round i have about 700 dollars worth of ammo. kinda nuts when you think about it.
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