Any Expanding or Fragmenting Imported Steel Case Ammo?

[Brazos_Jack]

Does any of the inexpensive imported steel case 5.56 ammo reliably expand or fragment?

I know, in 7.62x39, the 8M3 bullet has a good reputation. Is there any steel case 5.56 budget ammo with good wounding characteristics?

[Kdubya]

Andrew, from "The Chopping Block" tested a few; one of which was discussed in a somewhat recent thread. Links below:

Tula 62 gr

Silver Bear 62 gr Soft Point

I'd have to watch the Tula test again to comment on those. The Silver Bears looked pretty good for the price. He did say they were a little dirty, and maybe don't penetrate quite as far as most would want to see. I do believe it cycled well and seemed to be reliable.

Wolf also makes some soft point ammo. For what they are these three options seem OK; but maybe not ideal. Especially in the current market, one can pick up high quality defensive ammo for cheap. For instance, PSA has Gold Dots for $10/box right now. Even free shipping with 10 or more boxes. It's tough to beat that deal, and I doubt we'll ever see it priced much lower.

[Tigereye]

Kdubya,
I couldn't find Gold Dots on the PSA site. Could it have been another site?
Thanks,
Eric

[CoryCop25]

http://palmettostatearmory.com/speer...rds-24448.html

[Tigereye]

Thanks for the heads up and for the help. I order this whenever it's on sale.

[Kdubya]

Thanks for the heads up and for the help. I order this whenever it's on sale.

Sign up for the PSA newsletter and you'll never miss a sale. Seriously, they send like three emails a day. So, maybe sign up with a secondary email address if you don't like marketing stuff consuming your inbox.

[Tigereye]

will do. thanks