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Posted: 2/21/2015 9:19:09 PM EDT
As I'm kinda new to the AR scene so I'm not very knowledgeable about all the ammo out there. I bought some rounds for practice and wanted to get some opinions on these. I have a local ammo supply shop that has these on sale. I thought about buying a bunch of them if they are good while everyone else is emptying their wallets on the XM855 . I haven't been able to get to the range to test them because all this snow and ice. I can get the the 5.56 - 20 ct for $6.79 and the 223 - 100rd box is $34. Thanks.
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If your rifle is chambered for 5.56 I would always buy 5.56 unless there is a huge difference in price. .223 ammo works for either the .223 chamber or the 5.56 chamber.
You mentioned the 62 gr XM855 vs the 55 gr XM193. I personally prefer the XM193 as the best all purpose round. XM855 is decent round also and is usually available for a good price. It is the current round used by the military until the conversion to the M855A1 is completed. I am not sure there has ever been a question that the M193 was the better round, except that NATO would not accept it as the official round because the wounds it caused were considered inhuman. |
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For plinkin, it doesn't matter if it is .223 or 5.56. I keep a 1500+ rounds of 5.56 for HD and such. I have several thousand of AE223 and Wolf Gold for everything else. .223 is usually cheaper. I almost solely buy .223 for match loads. I find good .223 match to be more accurate than 5.56, generally speaking. There are good 5.56 match loads, but not as many as .223.
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