55gr or 62gr? What's your pleasure? - Poll time!

[fly boy]

Looking to make a bulk purchase of 5.56, and can't decide. So I'm giving it a week and making you guys choose for me :D

I have a great P-dog rifle with a 26" bushmaster vmax 1/9 HBar on it (thanks Mazin).

It is a heavy gun, so more just for bench/back of truck at small game or targets. What would be the better route for ammo? 55gr or 62 grain FMJ-BT? Is there really a benefit over the other besides energy when hitting target? Thanks

[Roger Ronas]

Voted before I read your post.
Change my vote to the 55grbt for that setup.

Roger

[twitchyfinger]

Buy both you can never have to much ammo.

[MBsnow]

Voted before I read your post.
Change my vote to the 55grbt for that setup.
Roger
+1

[bryjcom]

With a 26" 1/9 twist, it would probably like the 62gr stuff a little better.

[Zundfolge]

I have an ACOG ... its designed for a 62gr.

[Bailey Guns]

Whatever's the cheapest available just for shooting.

[XC700116]

If all you're doing is plinking with it, the cheapest stuff you can find, but if you're going to be poking holes in any varmints or other critters, you owe it to them to make the light switch turn off immediately, sooooooo

Little more expensive, but this is the way I'd go from your description
http://www.sgammo.com/product/223-556mm/500-rd-case-223-federal-american-eagle-50-grain-grey-tip-varmint-ammo-ae223gtv


(http://www.sgammo.com/product/223-556mm/500-rd-case-223-federal-american-eagle-50-grain-grey-tip-varmint-ammo-ae223gtv)

[hurley842002]

Whatever's the cheapest available just for shooting.
That's my thought as well, or shoot a hundred rounds of both and see what your rifle is most accurate with.

[Circuits]

Whatever's cheapest and shoots well from your gun or guns. Cheap ammo that won't cycle is worse than no ammo at all.

I go to a nice indoor range now, where they make me use ammo with no steel in it at all, so I've picked up a few cases of brass for when I shoot or test there. Of necessity, that's 55gr since they don't allow anything with an SS109 bullet, either, so my M855 is not allowed.

When I head out to do serious MG shooting, I fall back on my favorite steel cased - Brown and/or Silver Bear. 55/62gr doesn't matter there, just that it's hot enough to cycle everything, doesn't stick in any of my 20+ mgs and was inexpensive enough to stack really deep before Obummer.

I recommend you try some cheap stuff, a bit at a time, and see if any shoots noticeably better for you. Buy that, and avoid any that have crap accuracy or don't run well in your gun.

[Irving]

I'm new to ARs and have just bought my first boxes of ammo. My question is how does one decide which weight ammo with which to zero their rifle?

[HoneyBadger]

THIRD PARTY IS SPLITTING THE 55gr VOTES!!! [panic]


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But seriously, check it out: (click on the image to make it bigger)
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[Great-Kazoo]

I'm new to ARs and have just bought my first boxes of ammo. My question is how does one decide which weight ammo with which to zero their rifle?

What ever you have the most of on hand. Does you no good to zero a 62 or 68 gr bullet when you have 2 -3 boxes on hand. I zero with a factory 55gr and find minimal POI difference between OTC Fed & wolf polymer case 55.
If you were reloading that's where you ladder test to see what works best. But that's for the reloading / ammo forum.

[Great-Kazoo]

If all you're doing is plinking with it, the cheapest stuff you can find, but if you're going to be poking holes in any varmints or other critters, you owe it to them to make the light switch turn off immediately, sooooooo

Little more expensive, but this is the way I'd go from your description
http://www.sgammo.com/product/223-556mm/500-rd-case-223-federal-american-eagle-50-grain-grey-tip-varmint-ammo-ae223gtv


(http://www.sgammo.com/product/223-556mm/500-rd-case-223-federal-american-eagle-50-grain-grey-tip-varmint-ammo-ae223gtv)

For OTC it's nice. To really skewer the poll. If it were meant for small fur bearing critters, 55gr JSP's. I'm running Hornady 55gr SPSX ;)
http://www.midwayusa.com/Product/144114/hornady-bullets-22-caliber-224-diameter-55-grain-super-explosive-sx-spire-point-box-of-100

[brutal]

Voted before I read your post.
Change my vote to the 55grbt for that setup.

Roger


+1

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THIRD PARTY IS SPLITTING THE 55gr VOTES!!! [panic]


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But seriously, check it out: (click on the image to make it bigger)
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[Irving]

THIRD PARTY IS SPLITTING THE 55gr VOTES!!! [panic]


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But seriously, check it out: (click on the image to make it bigger)
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Thanks for this. Important info for a newbie.

[Hoser]

Shooting FMJ bullets at critters isnt cool. And the bullet will end up bouncing who knows where.

Try something like a Nosler ballistic tip or Sierra blitzking.

Your 9 twist barrel will/should stabilize most any bullet under 69 gns. Weight does actually not matter, it is the bullet length that matters. Long bullets need a fast twist. If you decided to only shoot 35-40gn bullets a 13 or 14 twist would be fine.

[hurley842002]

Thanks for this. Important info for a newbie.
That third parties split votes or the weight to barrel twist chart? [sarcasm]

[fly boy]

Shooting FMJ bullets at critters isnt cool. And the bullet will end up bouncing who knows where.

Try something like a Nosler ballistic tip or Sierra blitzking.

Your 9 twist barrel will/should stabilize most any bullet under 69 gns. Weight does actually not matter, it is the bullet length that matters. Long bullets need a fast twist. If you decided to only shoot 35-40gn bullets a 13 or 14 twist would be fine.

ah, good call on bullets bouncing up. Maybe I will look for a cheaper hpbt

[bryjcom]

One should also consider the barrel length as well.

[fly boy]

One should also consider the barrel length as well.

That's why I was torn. It's a 1:9 twist, but it's a full 26" barrel!!!

[asmo]

Do the math.. The energy difference between 55g and 62g (and even 69g) isn't that much at distance.

[eneranch]

No FMJs for hunting, especially P-Dogs; huge potential for ricochets. Have plenty of friends who shoot Winchester White box stuff with no complaints .