Comments on: Advances in AR-15 Ammo

By: 454lvr

454lvr — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:30:55 +0000

Texas and Oklahoma are two that I know of that allow 223 to be used for deer. Oklahoma requires a 7 round or less magazine in the 223. If the ar is of the 308 variety you can used the 20 round magazine.

By: capta45

capta45 — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:56:48 +0000

“Slower 1:7 twist rates” – quite certain you meant either ‘slower velocity bullet’ or ‘faster 1:7 twist rates’. Obviously a 1:7 twist rate is faster than a 1:9 twist rate and will produce more rotation. Longer bullets generally need a faster twist rate to properly stabilize.

By: retired75th

retired75th — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:15:26 +0000

There is a concerted ongoing effort to “sell” the 5.56. An effort to get the 5.56 to do what it is not cable of doing. If the platform, such as the AR and its variants was not so versatile, the AR in 5.56 would be a dying breed. It is the flexibility of the AR and not the 5.56 that sells the firearm. This is the bottom line. If you are engaging targets at 500 to 600 yes, are you seriously going to rely on 5.56? Of course not, so why push an inadequate round, except to make money. . There is a big difference between hitting the bulls eye on a paper target at 500 yds, and killing the enemy at 500 yds. If you are hooked on the AR, which is a good weapon, and want to engage real targets at extended range at least rebarrel the weapon. No firearm is the ideal for all missions and conditions, so base weapon selection on the mission, and not hype from folks with a financial angle. And one last thing, in what states is it legal to take big game with 5.56 as the author states?

By: Harold

Harold — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:12:00 +0000

If you’re sticking to .223/5.56 mm, consider rounds that use Barnes TSX copper bullets. Black Hills makes loadings in both .223 and 5.56 mm, the latter to NATO and military specs, sealed, low flash powder and all that. They also sell to us their MK262 Mod 1 that you mention.