Barnes VOR-TX 70 grain TSX

[Disciple]

Any opinions on the AAC 70gr TSX 5.56mm ammo? They are supposedly a "newer" ammo producer. Same Barnes bullet, loaded to 2850fps (according to the box pics I've seen).

Did you miss this mega-thread or are you asking anyway? https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread...mmo-Evaluation

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Did you miss this mega-thread or are you asking anyway? https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread...mmo-Evaluation

Oh hell, I didn't see it! Thanks for the link.

Oh, it was under the Reloading and Ammunition forum. I generally don't check there often, but guess I should have.



EDIT: Okay, I read the last couple pages of that thread; velocity seems right up there but some doubts about rim thickness/et al? Maybe that's why the AAC ammo is essentially a buck a round? I'd LOVE to have a $1/rd ammo of that bullet make and quality.....but it would need to be proven a bit longer I guess.

[SBRSarge]

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Oh hell, I didn't see it! Thanks for the link.

Oh, it was under the Reloading and Ammunition forum. I generally don't check there often, but guess I should have.



EDIT: Okay, I read the last couple pages of that thread; velocity seems right up there but some doubts about rim thickness/et al? Maybe that's why the AAC ammo is essentially a buck a round? I'd LOVE to have a $1/rd ammo of that bullet make and quality.....but it would need to be proven a bit longer I guess.

$1.37/rnd https://www.budsgunshop.com/product_...oat+tail+20+bx

$1.56/rnd
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1016541455

AAC is the PSA of ammo. I’d buy the Barnes Vortx 5.56 70gr. It is high quality, and a spot-on replica of brown tip.

[BufordTJustice]

$1.37/rnd https://www.budsgunshop.com/product_...oat+tail+20+bx

$1.56/rnd
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1016541455

AAC is the PSA of ammo. I’d buy the Barnes Vortx 5.56 70gr. It is high quality, and a spot-on replica of brown tip.

I just snagged 300 more rds of this from Midway USA for a 30% discount. $24.99/20. And then I stacked another discount code on top of that. I'm barely over a dollar/rd at this point.

Already verified zero in my SBR with the last batch of 70gr TSX and it's spot on from the last boxes (obv a different Barnes batch).

Primers are staked/sealed, solid crimp on the mouth (with sealant), OAL is very consistent. I'm inside MOA with it in my SBR. Could not be happier.

If I were running a better optic (with magnification), I could better understand the precision it's capable of. Using my 4 moa (really, 3.4 moa) T1, I'm stacking rds in the same hole at 50 meters.

I have no exp with AAC, but Barnes brought the HEAT with the 70gr 5.56 pressure TSX.


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Anyone know if the Barnes load uses a CFE style of powder to reduce the copper fouling?