IMI M193 vs. MEN M193

[sonny22]

Is IMI 5.56 55gr. M193 any better than MEN 5.56 56gr. M193.

[gaijin]

I’ve chrono’d both, as well as shot both for group with a gun of known ability.

The MEN had a SD of 90+ FPS, IMI was 30+ FPS.
The MEN shot close to 3 MOA, the IMI- 1.5 MOA.

I was unimpressed with the MEN load after reading favorable comments.

This was at 100 yds.

[TexHill]

I’ve chrono’d both, as well as shot both for group with a gun of known ability.

The MEN had a SD of 90+ FPS, IMI was 30+ FPS.
The MEN shot close to 3 MOA, the IMI- 1.5 MOA.

I was unimpressed with the MEN load after reading favorable comments.

This was at 100 yds.

I have not used IMI, but I did get very similar results with MEN out of my Daniel Defense M4v7LW.

[twm134]

I’ve chrono’d both, as well as shot both for group with a gun of known ability.

The MEN had a SD of 90+ FPS, IMI was 30+ FPS.
The MEN shot close to 3 MOA, the IMI- 1.5 MOA.

I was unimpressed with the MEN load after reading favorable comments.

This was at 100 yds.

This mirrors my results as well. Both are well within M193 specifications but the IMI has displayed better precision, lower SD and ES, but also lower velocity.

[Swstock]

In my non scientific comparisons with a noveske 20" barrel at 100 yards the difference in spread was negligible.
IMI and MEN were both awesome and are in my top 3 go to rounds.
Magtech 62gr is my #1.

[sonny22]

10-4, thanks everybody.

[markm]

We shot a box or two of the MEN M193, and it was pretty much like what everyone else is seeing. Just decent ammo, but not thrilling. The MEN 5.56 brass shoots faster for reloads probably due to lower internal case volume. I had to sort it off so our hand load velocities weren't all over the board.

The MEN 7.62, however, is really nice stuff. For Ball ammo, it's a really decent long range blaster load. And the Brass is good for reloading.