best *******assault rifle******** ammo

wheelingranger · 06-21-2008, 03:37 PM

sorry for the turbulent term "assault rifle" but what are is the best long range ... powerful ammo that can be chambered into an ar15...

we've all seen the movies of a m16 or whatever with a 3 mile barrel and a scope thats just as extravagant to match it that is rediculasly accurate .
what sort of ammo are the using, size wise, not brand or matterial used in it.

recoil is unimportant to me, its ok to have a bruz now and again

Palladin8 · 06-21-2008, 04:06 PM

try the 77gr ball ammo they are currently using. You will need a faster twist rate 1:7, 1:8, and maybe 1:9. If you hand load you can pretty much load anything you like. I hand load the 69gr sierra match king

killer · 06-21-2008, 05:27 PM

Ditto with above Sierra 69 grain bullets and my own reloading. I have gotten (five shot) half inch groups at 200 yards using them. That was with a Colt H-Bar 20" barrel and 12x scope.

samuel · 06-21-2008, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Palladin8

try the 77gr ball ammo they are currently using. You will need a faster twist rate 1:7, 1:8, and maybe 1:9. If you hand load you can pretty much load anything you like. I hand load the 69gr sierra match king

I believe it would be very difficult to stabilise a 77gr bullet in anything any slower than 1in7"twist and 1in9"twist does ok with a 62gr bullet. sam.

Pumpkinheaver · 06-22-2008, 10:10 AM

I guess that I'm in the minority here but I like the good old M193 55gr fmj ammo as it will fragment and or tumble and cause severe wounds. Where I employing the AR as a sniper rifle at longer range exclusively than I would use the heavier stuff.

SwedeSteve · 06-24-2008, 12:28 PM

Were you asking for bullet weight in 5.56, or were you asking largest caliber?

gandog56 · 06-24-2008, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by SwedeSteve

Were you asking for bullet weight in 5.56, or were you asking largest caliber?

I wanna Barrett 50 cal!

GlockMeister · 06-24-2008, 04:12 PM

So does or will a 69Gr work well in a 1 in 9 twist BBL? Because that's what I was hoping/thinking of trying. LMK and thanks in advance.

samuel · 06-24-2008, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by GlockMeister

So does or will a 69Gr work well in a 1 in 9 twist BBL? Because that's what I was hoping/thinking of trying. LMK and thanks in advance.

No.If you email the bullet co. they will tell you.Some have reccomended twist posted on their web site. sam.

06-21-2008, 03:37 PM	#1
wheelingranger Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: wheeling ,wv Posts: 74	best ***assault rifle**** ammo sorry for the turbulent term "assault rifle" but what are is the best long range ... powerful ammo that can be chambered into an ar15... we've all seen the movies of a m16 or whatever with a 3 mile barrel and a scope thats just as extravagant to match it that is rediculasly accurate . what sort of ammo are the using, size wise, not brand or matterial used in it. recoil is unimportant to me, its ok to have a bruz now and again

06-21-2008, 05:27 PM	#3
killer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In the rat race Posts: 905 Images: 6	Ditto with above Sierra 69 grain bullets and my own reloading. I have gotten (five shot) half inch groups at 200 yards using them. That was with a Colt H-Bar 20" barrel and 12x scope. __________________ "Yeee Hawww...I'm a cowboy on an iron horse." Killer's cabin: http://buckmountainchateau.com/

06-22-2008, 10:10 AM	#5
Pumpkinheaver Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,340	I guess that I'm in the minority here but I like the good old M193 55gr fmj ammo as it will fragment and or tumble and cause severe wounds. Where I employing the AR as a sniper rifle at longer range exclusively than I would use the heavier stuff. __________________ Just because your paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you!

06-24-2008, 12:28 PM	#6
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 10,372 Images: 1	Were you asking for bullet weight in 5.56, or were you asking largest caliber? __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

06-24-2008, 04:12 PM	#8
GlockMeister Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 5,500	So does or will a 69Gr work well in a 1 in 9 twist BBL? Because that's what I was hoping/thinking of trying. LMK and thanks in advance. __________________ I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6!

06-21-2008, 04:06 PM	#2
Palladin8 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 405	try the 77gr ball ammo they are currently using. You will need a faster twist rate 1:7, 1:8, and maybe 1:9. If you hand load you can pretty much load anything you like. I hand load the 69gr sierra match king