This little piggy went to market...

[WS6]

...and then some bored guy with an AR bought part of it and shot it in the name of science!

[BufordTJustice]

Subscribed.

[WS6]

I also tested 5.56 Browntip, and M855. The MK318 was by far the most impressive performer in meat destroyed as well as how far it flew. The Browntip shot was a bit more peripheral, and the M855 shot, I shot the meat long-ways trying to give it time to yaw/frag, which I think it began to yaw toward exit, but the witness books showed no frag from it. The MK318 showed significant frag, snow-storm of lead in the meat, and the rear (I assume..never found it) kept on going.

[BufordTJustice]

I also tested 5.56 Browntip, and M855. The MK318 was by far the most impressive performer in meat destroyed as well as how far it flew. The Browntip shot was a bit more peripheral, and the M855 shot, I shot the meat long-ways trying to give it time to yaw/frag, which I think it began to yaw toward exit, but the witness books showed no frag from it. The MK318 showed significant frag, snow-storm of lead in the meat, and the rear (I assume..never found it) kept on going.

I'm very interested in the Brown tip and mk318.

[WS6]

I'm very interested in the Brown tip and mk318.

You just watched the video of MK318.

Here is the Browntip and the M855. The M855 just kindof tore things, as did the Browntip (the Browntip was peripheral. It may have "blown a hole" if the meat had not torn to the edge. However, I don't believe either of them were as "graphic" as the MK318 due to the fragmentation of the MK318.
Here is M855
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVlkkc7kzD4
Here is Browntip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-8xlddgTVc

[Stump70]

Good bullet. I have shot through cinder block, and am trying to
test windshield glass before the snow flies.

[BufordTJustice]

I just watched the Brown tip and M855 videos. The mk318 is impressive because it fragments radially, unlike virtually every other fragmenting .224 projectile.

The only other one I can think of off the top of my head is the new 77 grain Tipped Match King from Sierra. It also fragments radially. This method of fragmentation pretty much guarantees the shortest possible neck length.

[WS6]

I just watched the Brown tip and M855 videos. The mk318 is impressive because it fragments radially, unlike virtually every other fragmenting .224 projectile.

The only other one I can think of off the top of my head is the new 77 grain Tipped Match King from Sierra. It also fragments radially. This method of fragmentation pretty much guarantees the shortest possible neck length.

The rear 30 to 34 gr also continues on. Very good bullet imo.

[Pilgrim]

Thanks for the video... looks like the mk318 will indeed fragment. Like a said it was hard for me to tell in the deer I shot, but we certainly had bullet disruption with complete penetration.

Gave me an idea, this is a video I did on bullet penetration, jump ahead to 9:10 seconds to see what the mk318 projectile looks like after penetrating plywood. Very interesting how the back of the bullet stays together.



I think I have enough of this ammo left to try it again on deer this year, season starts in 8 days, I'll let you know if we get any success. I'll use mk318 in the AR one of my sons will be using. I'll be using the 62gr Federal MSR in one gun, and 64 gr. Winchester in the other.

[SeriousStudent]

This thread needs two things:

A good dry rub, and some hickory smoke.