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Posted: Yesterday 11:40:45 PM EST
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I’ve grown bored with my ARs and back in June I posted for thoughts about getting a Ruger American in .223 to help burn through the loads of 55gr .556 and .223 I have stacked up. https://www.akfiles.com/forums/threads/ideal-223-bolt-action-plinker.575516/ I put this gal together over the summer . . . .  . . . . . and I tell you what #1 that brake sometimes makes my ears ring with noise cancelling ear buds (more so than my RPR in .308) . Ready to try wi one of my cans but haven’t yet. #2 as some predicted it is not grouping particularly well with 55gr (3” @ 100yds). So far all I’ve run through it is some old 55gr Taiwanese Wolf Gold. I have some others such as battle packs of PRVI, Korean PMC and some other’s I can’t recall. Some mentioned theirs do better with the likes of heavier 62 or 75gr. I should point out my buddy (a reloader) got one shortly after me and he has been grouping quite well on some experimental loads of 55gr, even hitting 400yd steel 4 out of 5 times. So it may not be all about the bullet weight. Nonetheless I’m wanting to pick up a few boxes of each just for comparisons’ sake. Does anyone have some suggestions of off-the-shelf brands of heavier .556/223, in what weights, that have done well for them through this rifle. Preciate any further insights folks can offer here. |
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Try a few different match grade 69-77gr bullets. Shoot a couple 10 round groups for each one and compare results. Make decision based on performance and cost. Here are a couple options that get suggested a lot. AAC 77gr OTM NEWER 2700fps version IMI Razorecore 77gr Black Hills 77gr SMK ADI 69hr SMK Federal Gold match 69/77gr SMK An aggregate ammo finder like Ammoseek can be useful when shopping/comparing. My 1-8’s like Black Hills 77 smk but the price/performance of the razors core is what I buy. I’m going to give AAC 77otm another shot soon as it’s the lowest cost out of the ones I’ve tried. Good luck! |
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