5.56 target/match ammo recommendations--

Mason-Dixon Baseball · Oct 15, 2011

I've got some National Match sights coming from a refund with Brownell's and am starting to look for some good 5.56 target ammo. Shooting this from a Spikes lower with a Colt 20" barreled upper if you give a damn....

Thanks-

cobra · Oct 15, 2011

My limited experience with match grade or good ammo. Has been Hornaday ammo. Bit pricey compared to shooting bulk ammo. But the repeatability shot after shot was very good.

JeepDriver · Oct 15, 2011

BH 77gr Match is the lost accurate I've ever shot, with FGMM being a close second.

Those were through a Noveske 18".

RipkinC · Oct 15, 2011

Cant complain about PPU 75gr Match HPBT, has worked for me, dun and ammo still better than I am. The 69gr aint bad either

bx1129 · Oct 18, 2011

Unless you are competing at Camp Perry, the PPU 75 is excellent for the money. At around 8 bucks a box they are the best bang for the buck.

RipkinC said:
Cant complain about PPU 75gr Match HPBT, has worked for me, dun and ammo still better than I am. The 69gr aint bad either

IndispensableDestiny · Oct 18, 2011

I've gotten my best groups with Hornady 55 gr V-Max. Better than their loads with match bullets. Federal Gold Medal Match is all over the place for me. It's a 20 inch Lilja barrel, 1 in 8 pitch.

Yoshi · Oct 18, 2011

RipkinC said:
Cant complain about PPU 75gr Match HPBT, has worked for me, dun and ammo still better than I am. The 69gr aint bad either

I've used the 69gr with good results. Plus, as mentioned, it's cheap.

fa18hooker · Oct 18, 2011

barrel twist? assuming 1:7 or 1:8, 77 Sierra Match Kings are the way to go. If you're rolling your own, Berger is now coming out with hybrid bullets, but I think they're starting with the .30's and working their way down. What distances are you going to be shooting? If it's under 300, you won't need the 77's and can go with 69's or even 55's. The price won't be that much cheaper though. You'll need at least a 77 for 600 yards. The AMU just switched back to 77's (Berger 77's) from the 80's...they found that the faster speed of the 77 outweighed any BC advantage of the 80's, printing a full scoring ring higher at 600 (top of the 10 ring versus center X with 80's).

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