Your Emergency Ready, You've PreLoaded Your AR15 Magazines with what AMMO?

[Beat Trash]

Mk 318 and M855.

Add me to this same load out.

[ra2bach]

all of my mags currently loaded with M193 and 69 or 77gr HPBT.

for pure SHTF, M193 loaded on stripper clips, in bandoleers w/spoon attached. more loose in ammo cans...

[uwe1]

Just thought I'd link this in case people were wondering about cheaper and/or more available options to TAP.

http://m4carbine.net/showthread.php?...highlight=prvi

[drsal]

PMC X-TAC, 55 & 62 grain, inexpensive and goes bang.

[Pilgrim]

... I would prefer to stay with 60-65 gr bonded and then migrate my practice ammo to M855 to have as close to same external ballistic performance.

This (SE)Pilgrim agrees with that NWPilgrim. I've hit a couple of deer with the 64gr Winchester and Federal loads, and they impressed me. So for my "go-to" gun, I'm using some Federal 64 gr TRU (T223L) JSP. Will replace it with MK318 next month.

I'm not very confident in 55gr loads, but I have a beater AR with a 16 inch 1x9 twist barrel, that is loaded with old school 55gr JSP's. 27gr. of W748 gets me to 2800 fps with no signs of trouble. Will be loading up some 64gr JSP's when the 55's are gone, as the 1x9 twist Bushy is good to go with 64's.

Not completely sold on the 70 to 77gr loads yet... feel better in the 60 to 65gr range.

Use M855 for training... NEVER for anything serious.

[ALPHA NACHO]

4 Pmag 30's: 77 grain Sierra Match Kings + 24.5 grains of Varget.
4 Pmag 30's: 52 grain Sierra Match Kings + 25.5 grains of Varget.
5 Pmag 20's: 75 grain Black Hills

[NitroDave08]

Everything out the door in <5 min
5 20rd mags of M855
10 30rd of Federal 55gr
500 rds loose Fed 55s

But the wife wants to join in with her Mini-14, haha
500 rds (80 in MWG Snail and 40 in 30rd mags)

[Grey Wolf]

This (SE)Pilgrim agrees with that NWPilgrim. I've hit a couple of deer with the 64gr Winchester and Federal loads, and they impressed me. So for my "go-to" gun, I'm using some Federal 64 gr TRU (T223L) JSP. Will replace it with MK318 next month.

I'm not very confident in 55gr loads, but I have a beater AR with a 16 inch 1x9 twist barrel, that is loaded with old school 55gr JSP's. 27gr. of W748 gets me to 2800 fps with no signs of trouble. Will be loading up some 64gr JSP's when the 55's are gone, as the 1x9 twist Bushy is good to go with 64's.

Not completely sold on the 70 to 77gr loads yet... feel better in the 60 to 65gr range.

Use M855 for training... NEVER for anything serious.

55 grain worked pretty well in the old days out of a M16 A1 in the old days. M855 works well if the target is wearing old Soviet style armor.

I have used 69 and 75 grain on vermin and deer to good effect.

I need to buy some MK318 and give it a shot.

[digdug18]

I made myself some 5.56 tipped with handmade THV bullets. Have 1000 rounds or so made up, just in case the people I might be shooting at are wearing armor.

[Pilgrim]

55 grain worked pretty well in the old days out of a M16 A1 in the old days. M855 works well if the target is wearing old Soviet style armor.

I have used 69 and 75 grain on vermin and deer to good effect.

I need to buy some MK318 and give it a shot.

Yeah I went through basic with a ratty old M16 A1 myself.

As to steel penetration... on A36 type steel I'm actually getting better penetration with the M193 round than I am the M855 at 10 to 100 yards. I assume it's the higher velocity at work, but not sure.

Have yet to get a deer to cooperate with some 75 or 77gr. bullet effectiveness testing... but I'm trying!