For those of you running home defense ARs do you use hollow point 5.56/.223?

[BillD]

I love this round. It's what I was trained on and issued before I retired. I sure wish PSA put them on sale again as I've shot all of mine already.

I took a course this summer with Battleline Tactical. Boon Benton told us they had done a lot of barrier and gel testing and this round came out on top, by a large margin.
Yeah, it's not cheap, even on sale. I got mine at PSA also.

[GRA556]

A 30 round 5.56 mag from an AR is more max firepower though.


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Whatever ... you do it your way and I'll do it mine. I don't care to argue this shit when I've lived it for more than 30 years.

[scooter22]

Whatever ... you do it your way and I'll do it mine. I don't care to argue this shit when I've lived it for more than 30 years.

Lived what? Consistently dropping bad guys with 40 cal from a handgun?


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[Wake27]

Whatever ... you do it your way and I'll do it mine. I don't care to argue this shit when I've lived it for more than 30 years.

I don’t understand why you wouldn’t use an AR inside the house. I don’t actually care what you do, just doesn’t make sense to me.


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[GRA556]

I took a course this summer with Battleline Tactical. Boon Benton told us they had done a lot of barrier and gel testing and this round came out on top, by a large margin.
Yeah, it's not cheap, even on sale. I got mine at PSA also.

This and the preceding 62 grain is all DHS issued and trained with. Very accurate ammo at all distances. While I have plenty of XM193 and M855 I keep a few mags loaded with the Gold Dot 64(s). I have that much confidence in it.

[GHMann]

I love this round. It's what I was trained on and issued before I retired. I sure wish PSA put them on sale again as I've shot all of mine already.

That's where I got mine too. 64 gr Gold Dot on sale for $9.99 per 20. With the free shipping, couldn't pass it up.

[kenny256]

That's where I got mine too. 64 gr Gold Dot on sale for $9.99 per 20. With the free shipping, couldn't pass it up.

I did that but with the 75 grain. I believe speer sells it to private companies if there is an over run, then we get to see it.

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[GRA556]

I did that but with the 75 grain. I believe speer sells it to private companies if there is an over run, then we get to see it.

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I've purchased the Gold Dot 55, 62, 64, and 75 grain before from PSA and other sources. I'm currently narrowing it all down to the 64 and 75 grains. In 1-9" twists I limit myself to the 64 grains and with the 1-7" twist I go up to 75 grains. All the .223 Gold Dot SP weights perform perfectly when matched to the right weapon. Once PSA has another sale I'll splurge on both weights again. I don't think I'll do the 55 grain anymore since there are better and cheaper alternatives for that weight of bullet.

[KiloSierra]

Federal 62gr. Fusion/Fusion MSR. It’s relatively cheap, widely available and effective in SBR’s and 16-20” carbines and rifles.

[GRA556]

Federal 62gr. Fusion/Fusion MSR. It’s relatively cheap, widely available and effective in SBR’s and 16-20” carbines and rifles.

I got some of this on order and on the way in. I'm curious to see if I have to adjust the red dot for this as possibly being different than M855 and the former Gold Dot 62(s).