Robin
.475 A&M Magnum
What FMJ weight bullet performs best with 1:9 rifling? Carbine length, if that matters.
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Robin
What FMJ weight bullet performs best with 1:9 rifling? Carbine length, if that matters.
Robin
Bulk 62gr 5.56 is most likely to be M855 ball and this is not a particularly accurate load. Their will always be some varience in the concentricity of the mild steel core. GGG however does make a very good performing M855 load and I highly recommend it.Interesting, never saw that chart before, thanks GUNSICK. Thinking of buying some bulk and don't want to stick myself with something that doesn't give me the best chance for consistent accuracy. I don't reload the .223/5.56 and the 55gr's Are okay, I just think the gun is capable of better. It's a Mini, go up 5gr's or down 5gr's? hmmmm, dunno.
Robin
Not a lot of choices when buying in bulk. 62 gr is in the chart circle, any opinions on whether I'll get good stabilization and accuracy?
Robin
Anyone try the PPU 62 gr., no steel core.
Robin
Any 55 gr or 62 gr will do if you want to mess around. I qualified with both at targets up to 500 yards. You won't get match grade accuracy with bulk box ammo but you'll hit the target.Mosin, I don't want steel core. This is mostly for fun shooting and banging around in the back forty, maybe a woodchuck at a hundred yards or so. If it will bust a clay pigeon at 150 yards consistently, I'm happy.
Robin
That GGG stuff shoots pretty well for me.All steel core ammo is garbage. It will penetrate, but it doesn't group well. Shoot ammo with match grade bullets from Hornady and Sierra, for accuracy.
That GGG stuff shoots pretty well for me.
I am going to revisit my ammo comparisons once I get my AR scoped.
What's GGG and what do you consider well shooting ammo? I understand this is all relative and OP is just a plinker, but he cares about accuracy or he wouldn't ask. There is a lot of popular shooting activity that involves shooting man sized targets at pistol distances. Any ammo will do for that. Shooting groups at distances is a different story.
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It's a Lithuanian ammo factory. They produce top notch bulk/mil spec ammo.
I was using a red dot in my last ammo comparison so I don't want to list groups sizes as my shooting was erratic that day. I will say that the GGG M855 shot better than any of the other bulk ammo I shot that day and Inwas getting groups that were only beaten by the expensive match stuff I had like the IMI and Black Hills 77g mk262 loads.
I'd say it's solid 2 MOA ammo, possibly better.
Like I said before, after I scope my rifle I will retest it along with the others.
We are talking about bulk ammo. Not match ammo. The cheapest 5.56 77gr OTM ammo out there right now is the Magtech stuff. It runs around .60 a shot. The GGG M855 is half that.I didn't even know they existed. They are not known in highpower shooting community. 2 MOA is nothing to write home about. Black Hills 77g will shoot sub-1MOA. It is loaded with Sierra Matchking 77 HPBT bullet. It's a match bullet originally developed by Sierra for highpower rifle competition. It was adopted by the military for special forces and marksmanship applications. 1:9 twist is insufficient for 77gr. There is a similar Sierra Matchking 69 grain bullet which will work in 1:9 barrels. It's available in commercially loaded ammo or Robin can load it himself. He probably will be shooting from the bench, so why limit the accuracy.
We are talking about bulk ammo. Not match ammo. The cheapest 5.56 77gr OTM ammo out there right now is the Magtech stuff. It runs around .60 a shot. The GGG M855 is half that.
And 2 MOA is pretty good, excellent for M855 wich is typically 3-4 MOA ammo.
The big problem with it is its not commonly found in brick and mortar stores so NYers unfortunately have limited access to it. I think Target Sports stocks it occasionally though.
It really is good ammo. You can see the care of manufacture in the cleanliness and uniformity of the ammo's appearance, the annealing is very even and uniform, the primer sealant is likewise applied very evenly and neatly. I have to imagine this consistency carries over to the components as well.
I don't reload the .223/5.56 and the 55gr's Are okay, I just think the gun is capable of better. It's a Mini,
It was a 1:9 carbine length in post #1
A mini in post #4
Still a Mini at post #21
And still a carbine length 1:9 at post #27
I ordered 62gr. American Eagles. Hope they fly alright, got a lot of them.
Robin