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Posted: 12/15/2012 7:11:50 PM EDT
| Just Picked up my first AR need advise on a brand of good cheap ammo for practicing? |
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Good and cheap? Aren't these opposites?
Best thing to do is look online for prices and deals; when you find something cheap, google it and look to see if anyone has reported problems with it. If not, shoot it up. As long as your rifle has a 5.56 chamber, I can't think of anything that would really be bad for it |
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First off: "HOWDY! and Welcome!"
Best thing to do is look online for prices and deals; when you find something cheap, google it and look to see if anyone has reported problems with it. If not, shoot it up.
...like the man said, if your chamber reads 5.56mm, find some el cheapo and blam away. Word to the wise: don't buy a semi-load of something FIRST, only to shoot it and find out it's crap and/or your stick don't "like" it. Most every stick "likes" some ammo and not others. i.e. is more accurate than others, less fouling, less muzzle flash etc... TRY and then BUY! if you have tried it and find it reasonable priced--BUY IT UP. |
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First off: "HOWDY! and Welcome!" Best thing to do is look online for prices and deals; when you find something cheap, google it and look to see if anyone has reported problems with it. If not, shoot it up.
...like the man said, if your chamber reads 5.56mm, find some el cheapo and blam away. Word to the wise: don't buy a semi-load of something FIRST, only to shoot it and find out it's crap and/or your stick don't "like" it. Most every stick "likes" some ammo and not others. i.e. is more accurate than others, less fouling, less muzzle flash etc... TRY and then BUY! if you have tried it and find it reasonable priced--BUY IT UP. Find out what your rifle likes and buy as much as you can afford. Then get somemore. |
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First off: "HOWDY! and Welcome!" Best thing to do is look online for prices and deals; when you find something cheap, google it and look to see if anyone has reported problems with it. If not, shoot it up.
...like the man said, if your chamber reads 5.56mm, find some el cheapo and blam away. Word to the wise: don't buy a semi-load of something FIRST, only to shoot it and find out it's crap and/or your stick don't "like" it. Most every stick "likes" some ammo and not others. i.e. is more accurate than others, less fouling, less muzzle flash etc... TRY and then BUY! if you have tried it and find it reasonable priced--BUY IT UP. Find out what your rifle likes and buy as much as you can afford. Then get somemore. This is good advice... Every rifle is different. Other things to consider when making your selection(s): Do you reload, or plan to reload in the future? What kind of training? What range will you be shooting at? What's the purpose of this rifle and the associated training? Is this only for bang'in on steel plates and shooting tin-cans, varmint/hunting, SHTF/SD/Zombies/whatever you want to call it? Your answer will probably be some combination of all of the above, and that will in turn, dictate the quality, weight and design of your practice ammunition. For "cheap" practice match-type ammunition I'm partial to the Hornady Steel Match and the Privi 69 & 75gr match. Military ball (either M193 or M855) works for practice and is an excellent choice to stow away for hard times. Based on my personal experience, I prefer M193, but others will disagree. Silver/Brown/Golden Bear are at the low end of the scale, but solid choices. Don't discount Wolf/Tula. It's cheap, but you get what you pay for. That being said, I find it's relative inaccuracy doesn't put me at any disadvantage when I'm doing close-up drills from 5-50 meters and will use it accordingly. Welcome aboard and don't hesitate to ask questions. |
| Also, don't feel bad that you're just getting into it, every ammo fort starts with the first brick. The best piece of adivce I can give someone in your position is adopt a "shoot one, replace with two" philosophy. That is, if you burn through 100 rounds at the range, buy 200 to replace it with. Designate 100 rounds for range, and stow the other 100 rounds. You'll be sitting on a decent stockpile in time in an affordable method. |
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