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Posted: 6/10/2013 12:30:52 PM EDT
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Is there any good reason to avoid .223 in a 5.56 chambered AR? I found a decent deal on AE 100 round packs of .223 but I have always been a 5.56 snob (no idea why, I have always just bought it over .223).
I no longer have a rifle anyway but the urge to stock up does not go away! |
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223 is GTG in a 5.56 chamber. I have lots of XM193. It is fine for most shooting, but for accuracy there seems to be more good 223 loads. Lately i have been shooting mostly 223 in 3 gun and other matches. Federal .223 walmart bulk, AE223, PMC all seem to be consistantly accurate enough for 3 gun inside 50 yards. Hornady steel match 223 and Black Hills 223 for further out.
For SD/HD i would stick with 5.56 loads. |
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Ammo FAQs
This should cover basically any question you can come up with 
But yes .223 is perfectly fine out of 5.56 barrel or .223 wylde barrel |
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I understand it works fine ect... Was just wondering if there was any reason to avoid it in favor of 5.56 (can get both for a decent price atm). AE 100 Rounds .223 $39.99 Federal 20 Round Brown Box xm193 5.56 $7.99 PMC 20 Round Xtac M193 5.56 $7.99 Wow, those are nice prices for the times! I'd grab all of it! |
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I get much better accuracy with AE223 than any M193 Thats generally true with any .223 vs 5.56 ammo in my experience This is my experience as well. I have gone solely to AE223 (black box) 55fr FMJ for 3 gun matches out to 300 yards. I have 400 rounds of AE223 now, but i am afraid to shoot it up. It is very hard to find ATM. I like hornady steel match as well, but AE223 is cheaper. |
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I understand it works fine ect... Was just wondering if there was any reason to avoid it in favor of 5.56 (can get both for a decent price atm). AE 100 Rounds .223 $39.99 Federal 20 Round Brown Box xm193 5.56 $7.99 PMC 20 Round Xtac M193 5.56 $7.99 Wow, those are nice prices for the times! I'd grab all of it! YES!.....Grab it all if you can! All of those will shot just fine . |
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I understand it works fine ect... Was just wondering if there was any reason to avoid it in favor of 5.56 (can get both for a decent price atm). AE 100 Rounds .223 $39.99 Federal 20 Round Brown Box xm193 5.56 $7.99 PMC 20 Round Xtac M193 5.56 $7.99 With the prices of ammo I've been seeing around here, where can I find some of the prices shown above? Do they have better or worse prices on ammo at the gun shows? |
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Well, I answered one of my questions, the one about gun show prices.
Today I went to a big show in San Francisco at the Cow Palace. Ammo lines were insanely long and the prices were higher than they are at the shops around me. At least I did manage to pick up a few goodies for my build. Nothing big or great. I'd still like to find out where you are getting those deals on ammo ....... |
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