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

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

[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.