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Posted: 8/16/2004 7:34:09 PM EDT
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Nope. I asked brouhaha about this a few months back - he and tat tested some, with great effects at cqb distances. Beyond that, however, the bullet had a tremendous rainbow pattern, making it a rather poor general purpose round.
So, the round is not available, was insanely expensive for the few rounds that were produced, and only works well in very close ranges (like <50m, IIRC). As I remember, brouhaha felt that the 77g NATO loading was about the best possible all-around bullet for 5.56. All of this is as I remember; can't find my original thread. |
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Posted: 8/16/2004 7:36:56 PM EDT
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"Rainbow pattern" LOL Scary!!
 Thanks for the information Feeding Cannibal. Chris |
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Posted: 8/17/2004 5:23:41 AM EDT
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When will the nonsense stop?
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Posted: 8/17/2004 6:39:30 AM EDT
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A 77gr SMK properly seated just fits into a mag and an 80gr SMK won't fit into a mag. I highly doubt you would be able to seat a 100gr bullet into a case and have it fit into a mag. Plus, I doubt that most AR owners would want to shoot single round bullets. What's the fun in shooting just one bullet, then having to reload.
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Posted: 8/17/2004 7:46:46 AM EDT
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The tested 100gr round was magazine length. The bullet was about an inch long, but the OAL was just a bit longer than a M193 round. |
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Posted: 8/17/2004 8:04:19 AM EDT
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Look HERE, about halfway down the page in the first paragraph under the heading "Lessons Learned and Such Stuff". The author (Michael Harries) describes using a 110 gr. load called the ".223 Magnum". Anyone know what he is referring to? He makes a reference to a 110 gr. .30 cal. bullet, but a 110 gr. round at 2900 fps. doesn't seem feasible from a .223.
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Posted: 8/17/2004 9:02:33 AM EDT
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Any links to this data/testing? I'd like to read up on it. |
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Posted: 8/17/2004 9:07:43 AM EDT
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www.ammo-oracle.com, It's tacked to the top of the "Ammunition Forum", the sneaky hiding devils.......NOT! Mike |
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Posted: 8/17/2004 4:50:33 PM EDT
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I must be missing something, because I don't see any data or test results of 100+ grain ammo in the ammo-oracle other than a brief mention of the 100g which I summarized above. |
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Posted: 8/17/2004 6:16:00 PM EDT
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I think a company called "Subsonic Munitions' manufactures 90 and 120 grain tungsten core fragmenting ammo for supressed AR's. The 90 grain cycles the action the 120 grain doesn't. It costly.
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Posted: 8/17/2004 7:16:01 PM EDT
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www.btammolabs.com/tests/4.htm |
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Posted: 8/18/2004 5:38:57 PM EDT
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Oh, ya, right out in the open. How did I miss it?  Is someone willing to divulge the load specifics on these 100gr mag length loads? Wouldn't mind trying a few. |
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Posted: 8/18/2004 10:58:58 PM EDT
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As per forum rules, no reloading data in here. Sorry. Someone might be willing in the reloading forum though. |
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Posted: 8/19/2004 2:23:17 AM EDT
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Official request made.  Reloading Forum |
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