Request for 11.5" SBR Duty Ammo Recommendations.

[Knorth]

My Department recently acquired 11.5" Suppressed rifles and I need some help selecting our duty ammunition. The manufacturer suggested we stay with 556 pressure loads if possible. I have found the following and would like your opinion on them and any other suggestions you might have. (What your Department issues would be helpful also) I would also need a practice round equivalent.

1.) Hornady 75 Grain TAP SBR #81295 and its training ammo #81292
2) Black Hills 50 Grain Barnes TSX and or the newer 62 Grain.
3) Federal 62 Grain TBBC or similar since this appears to be very hard to find.

Thank you all for taking the time to help with your expertise.

[ggammell]

TAP SBR penetrates like a mother if you’re not very close. Once it loses steam it will not expand. Sage Dynamics has a video of such.

The BH50 and 62 are nice but $$$.

TBBC is very nice. If you’re a dept it shouldn’t be to hard to reach out to a distributor direct to get your supply. AE 62gr will do you for practice.

Speer Gold Dot in 62 & 75 are also worth looking at. American Eagle will also work for practice ammo.

[MegademiC]

BH 50gr tsx
Gold dot 62gr
Not sure of tbbc expansion performance out of short barrels, if good, that is a good round.

Barrier performance is important for LE use, so I would stay away from otms and non-bonded rounds.

[ggammell]

BH 50gr tsx
Gold dot 62gr
Not sure of tbbc expansion performance out of short barrels, if good, that is a good round.

Barrier performance is important for LE use, so I would stay away from otms and non-bonded rounds.

TBBC is gtg out of SBRs. Our dept tested it in .223 format.

[WS6]

If you are told to use 5.56 for function issues, also look at 75gr gold dot. The pressure curve on it is more violent than m855a1 regarding cycling robustness. It will run a small port gun.

[Knorth]

It looks like Speer 62grain has a lot of mentions here, I did not consider them, I will look into it.

Please keep the info coming in, the more the better. I will probably be ordering late next week. Anyone know what the current issue for FBI/DEA is? Whatever they are using would have been extensively tested. Thanks.


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[ggammell]

It looks like Speer 62grain has a lot of mentions here, I did not consider them, I will look into it.

Please keep the info coming in, the more the better. I will probably be ordering late next week. Anyone know what the current issue for FBI/DEA is? Whatever they are using would have been extensively tested. Thanks.


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5.56 version of the 62gr TBBC. That one will be a little harder to find.

Are you buying in the retail market or are you going through your delta ammo vendor?

[Knorth]

It will be a Department/Tax exempt purchase through State contract pricing or other authorized dealer.

I know the manufacturer recommended 556, but it seems the majority of viable options are .223. I can get Federal LE223T3 and the equivalent training round with no problem. What’s the opinion on performance anyone using that?


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[WS6]

It will be a Department/Tax exempt purchase through State contract pricing or other authorized dealer.

I know the manufacturer recommended 556, but it seems the majority of viable options are .223. I can get Federal LE223T3 and the equivalent training round with no problem. What’s the opinion on performance anyone using that?


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It's an excellent round, accuracy is typically worse than gold dot, but i figure you're not using this for 300yd shots.

[ggammell]

It will be a Department/Tax exempt purchase through State contract pricing or other authorized dealer.

I know the manufacturer recommended 556, but it seems the majority of viable options are .223. I can get Federal LE223T3 and the equivalent training round with no problem. What’s the opinion on performance anyone using that?


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Solid. That’s what we use. And no accuracy problems per se. it’s not like it’s a 4 moa round or anything.

I just shot sub 2 inch groups using an Eotech from the hundred yard line (16” and 11.5”). I’ll take that any day.