Hornady 5.56mm 55gr GMX

[DRT]

I suspect that this new Hornady 5.56mm 55gr GMX would be a good barrier-blind choice.

http://www.hornady.com/store/5.56-NA...Superformance/


http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/72020-1.html

I'm guessing that it would act similarly to the 50gr load from BH.

I've had very good luck with the new GMX in other calibers so I may give this load a look.

Anyone tried this new load?

[Shabazz]

Thanks for pointing this out. I will give it a try.

[DeltaKilo]

Looks interesting. I'll have to try some of it out.

[Jake'sDad]

It's 5.56 and it's one of Hornady's "Superformance" loads.


"Superformance ammunition is 100 to 200 fps faster than any conventional ammunition on the market today, and achieves this performance in every gun, without increases in felt recoil, muzzle blast, temperature sensitivity, fouling or loss of accuracy".

I'd be curious to see what it actually chrono's at. If someone trys some and has access to a chronograph, let us know. I wonder what the pressure is as well.

[DeltaKilo]

It's 5.56 and it's one of Hornady's "Superformance" loads.


"Superformance ammunition is 100 to 200 fps faster than any conventional ammunition on the market today, and achieves this performance in every gun, without increases in felt recoil, muzzle blast, temperature sensitivity, fouling or loss of accuracy".

I'd be curious to see what it actually chrono's at. If someone trys some and has access to a chronograph, let us know. I wonder what the pressure is as well.

Can you elaborate on this a bit?

[Jake'sDad]

Can you elaborate on this a bit?

Just curious to see what the actual velocities are.

[5pins]

According to the Hornady website the velocity is 3130fps out of a 20in barrel. M193 is listed as 3250fps. So if you compare to with 5.56 it’s a little slower, but a little faster than the Cor-Bon offering (going by manufactures claims). The price is a little better than some of the other stuff out there. It would be interesting to see some testing on this stuff.

[Watrdawg]

Definitely would be interesting to see some testing on these. If it behaves like the TSX rounds this would be a definite money saver.

[Fail-Safe]

It looks like a tipped TSX

[Charging Handle]

Interesting. I hope the performance of this load does turn out to be similar to the Black Hills 50 gr 5.56 TSX loads. I also hope it doesn't suffer from the poor accuracy of the Super Performance 75 gr OTM noted in testing by Molon (I believe) over on ARF some time ago.