What ammo are most using in their 5.56 AR-15?

[BerBer5985]

What ammo do most people keep around for target and then home defense for 5.56 nato ar-15? Any shoot .223's? What brands and grains, etc?

 

[jimbobborg]

I shoot my reloads for fun, 5.56 surplus for competitions, and 62gr JSP handloads for HD.

Jim

 

[Cerebus]

Surplus/mil-spec/cheap 55 gr for plinking. Hornady 77gr TAP in the house.

 

[BenL]

Federal/Lake City 5.56mm or Prvi; whichever is available. (55gr)

 

[04RWon]

I used to shoot the cheapest brass case 55gr .223 i could get, remington umc, pmc bronze, federal. Now i shoot. 62gr 5.56, federal lake city, pmc xtac, and theres another one i get at gunshows sometimes, i think its made in hungry, but its brass case and comes with 30rds a box. Last are tracers which are 62gr i believe.

 

[JeepDriver]

Prvi 193 & 855, Prvi 75gr, Federal XM193, or PMC Bronze.

 

[jaypark]

tracers on zombies... lights em right up

 

[Tconfo]

PMC bronze in my M&P. XTAC in my spikes.

 

[erwos]

Brown Bear, all the way. Never had an FTF or FTE with it. The likelihood that I'd be using my AR-15 in a true HD scenario is so miniscule that buying fancy-pants ammo for it seems like a waste of money.

 

[Rockzilla]

lets see here ...reloads 55gr. FMJ (plinking), 77gr Sierra MK (target), 52-57gr HP .22LR cases formed into bullets w/ a BB in the hollow point while forming (Home Defense) if I have to as a defense tool...but....45 HST's or some custom HP's in the Smith or Colt

-Rock

 

[Redcobra]

What ammo do most people keep around for target and then home defense for 5.56 nato ar-15? Any shoot .223's? What brands and grains, etc?

PMC 55g.
I don't use the AR for home defense.

 

[BerBer5985]

Any bulk ammo from lucky gunner any good? The military ballistics I think.

 

[K-9]

being using lucky gunner for years now and I am really happy with their bulk ammo prices. I plink with Wolf and Brown Bear and Russian Surplus stuff because it's cheap. If your worried about malfunctions, make sure your properly clean your weapon. And keep and extra firing pin just incase. Been getting into aluminum rounds cuz of weight and they work well if you can find them. Hope this helps!

 

[MessedUpMike]

Lake City for HD. Anything not polymer or laquer coated for plinking

 

[Ron]

Hornady 77gr BTHP over Varget for match loads

55gr FMJBT over BL-C2 for shits & giggles plinking

.45ACP from a 1911A1 for home defense.

 

[virtus]

I used to shoot the cheapest brass case 55gr .223 i could get, remington umc, pmc bronze, federal. Now i shoot. 62gr 5.56, federal lake city, pmc xtac, and theres another one i get at gunshows sometimes, i think its made in hungry, but its brass case and comes with 30rds a box. Last are tracers which are 62gr i believe.

I think the stuff you are talking about in the 30 rd boxes is American Tactical Imports. This is what I've been shooting and I love it. So far I'm through about 1,500 round without a malfunction

 

[narcolepticsniper]

whatever I accidentally bring home from the Army range.

 

[LostSoul]

Federal/Lake City M193, Prvi M193, Prvi M855, Wolf/Tula for cheap blasting

 

[shrpshtrjoe]

Rem UMC or PMC for plinking. Hanloaded Barnes 62 or 70 grain TSX for Hunting

 

[Russ D]

55 gr vmaxs over 27 grains of Varget.