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 (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P9hfyH-aoL4)

Silver Bear 62 gr Soft Point (https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?183704-223-gel-test-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-223-remington-64gr-gold-dot-ammunition-20rds-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