.223 Ammunition for Target Shooting

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Re: .223 Ammunition for Target Shooting

Postby samginko on Tue Jan 01, 2013 10:23 am

IMI 62grain is pretty consistent. Made the mistake of selling mine before the panic. GI green tip is pretty nice, but shoots bigger grouping.
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Re: .223 Ammunition for Target Shooting

Postby OldmanFCSA on Tue Jan 01, 2013 10:31 am

samginko wrote:IMI 62grain is pretty consistent. Made the mistake of selling mine before the panic. GI green tip is pretty nice, but shoots bigger grouping.


Sold mine too - wonder if buyer would mind if I shot it since he hasn't picked it up (he's deployed).
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Re: .223 Ammunition for Target Shooting

Postby promod1385 on Tue Jan 01, 2013 2:05 pm

I would look at BlackHills. Midway sells it as does Scheels. Otherwise I have heard good things about Freedom Munitions too.
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Re: .223 Ammunition for Target Shooting

Postby ammosponge on Sat Jan 05, 2013 8:30 pm

freedom has been sold out of everything for weeks unless it's 38 or some 9mm. usaammo doesn't even list any rifle calibers and they state it'll be 3 months before they can start loading them...

it's gonna get ugly fast here folks.
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Re: .223 Ammunition for Target Shooting

Postby LePetomane on Sun Jan 06, 2013 1:59 pm

UPDATE: No .223 ammo at Fleet Farm North St. Paul, Walmarts in Woodbury & Stillwater. FF had some surplus labeled 5.56/.223 but that I'd be hesitant to run through my Kimber.
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Re: .223 Ammunition for Target Shooting

Postby Scratch on Sun Jan 06, 2013 3:50 pm

Northland 7.62 wrote:
gunforhire wrote:23.5 gr of RL 15 behind a 55 gr FMJBT seated to cannelure and crimp and you are good to go! just like factory ammo, but cheaper ;)



If you can reload it is waaaay cheaper (some say you just shoot more for what you spend.....)

To give you an idea I get brass for free (range pick ups), 1,000 small rifle primers= $35.00, 3 pounds of IMR 4895= $75.00, 1,000 .223 bullets= $89.00. All told it comes out to $199.00 per 1,000 rounds. That is .19 cents per round and $3.80 per 20 round box...... even better than Tula :D


Where are you getting your bullets at that price and what are they?
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Re: .223 Ammunition for Target Shooting

Postby shooter115 on Sun Jan 06, 2013 4:38 pm

That's pretty much the normal price for Hornady 55gr FMJ's. Tough to find any right now though. I have 3k on backorder from Midway but they aren't taking any new orders.
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Re: .223 Ammunition for Target Shooting

Postby Northland 7.62 on Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:11 am

Scratch wrote:
Northland 7.62 wrote:
gunforhire wrote:23.5 gr of RL 15 behind a 55 gr FMJBT seated to cannelure and crimp and you are good to go! just like factory ammo, but cheaper ;)



If you can reload it is waaaay cheaper (some say you just shoot more for what you spend.....)

To give you an idea I get brass for free (range pick ups), 1,000 small rifle primers= $35.00, 3 pounds of IMR 4895= $75.00, 1,000 .223 bullets= $89.00. All told it comes out to $199.00 per 1,000 rounds. That is .19 cents per round and $3.80 per 20 round box...... even better than Tula :D


Where are you getting your bullets at that price and what are they?



The bullets I was getting from Everglades Ammo for $89 shipped, but that was a couple months ago. Last I looked they were out of stock on pretty much all rifle stuff.
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Re: .223 Ammunition for Target Shooting

Postby FJ540 on Mon Jan 07, 2013 8:43 pm

FF Oakdale has all kinds of federal tactical .223@10.99 a box.
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Re: .223 Ammunition for Target Shooting

Postby promod1385 on Mon Jan 07, 2013 8:56 pm

Montana Gold is claiming to be back in stock Jan 14th for 55gr FMJ's at $.08 each they have been great bullets for me.
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Re: .223 Ammunition for Target Shooting

Postby aaron878 on Tue Jan 08, 2013 10:11 am

Gander had Independence 5.56 in stock yesterday in their EP store. as well as American Eagle tracer and a few self-defense/hunting rounds. The Independence Ammo is apparently Israeli manufacture imported by Federal, I've not shot it, but we'll see. It wasn't insanely expensive at $11.99 a box, but it sure wasn't cheap.

I hate the stupid ammo shortages that accompany *anything* political. I understand $40 PMAGs, but no one is outlawing .223 ammo, and if they were, you having 10 boxes of $6 TulAmmo isn't going to help...
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Re: .223 Ammunition for Target Shooting

Postby basser65 on Thu Jan 10, 2013 1:39 pm

Gander in EP had a pretty good pile of bulk AE223 -100rd and UMC 200rd as of 12:30 today - limit 2 of each
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Re: .223 Ammunition for Target Shooting

Postby Amithus on Sun Jan 13, 2013 3:30 am

Northland 7.62 wrote:
gunforhire wrote:23.5 gr of RL 15 behind a 55 gr FMJBT seated to cannelure and crimp and you are good to go! just like factory ammo, but cheaper ;)



If you can reload it is waaaay cheaper (some say you just shoot more for what you spend.....)

To give you an idea I get brass for free (range pick ups), 1,000 small rifle primers= $35.00, 3 pounds of IMR 4895= $75.00, 1,000 .223 bullets= $89.00. All told it comes out to $199.00 per 1,000 rounds. That is .19 cents per round and $3.80 per 20 round box...... even better than Tula :D


Where are you getting 1000 bullets for $89.00???
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Re: .223 Ammunition for Target Shooting

Postby FJ540 on Sun Jan 13, 2013 8:07 am

Amithus wrote:Where are you getting 1000 bullets for $89.00???


http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/v ... &ven=00153

Just gotta buy in bulk. ;)
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Re: .223 Ammunition for Target Shooting

Postby LePetomane on Sun Jan 13, 2013 8:52 am

I shot 100 rounds of the Black Hills 55 grain yesterday. The ammunition is very clean. I guess you do get what you pay for.
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