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by rimshaker
Tue Apr 26, 2016 11:11 am
Forum: General Gun Talk
Topic: 300 blk vs 5.56 SBR muzzle blast/noise... etc
Replies: 6
Views: 8168

Re: 300 blk vs 5.56 SBR muzzle blast/noise... etc

Yep same here. 11.5" Colt upper and 9" AAC upper. Both with flash hiders. The 556 is all boom and concussion. The BLK is much more tame.

Can't see flash thanks to FH, but flash signature will definitely be brighter with 556. BLK burns its powder pretty quick. Varies with ammo though.
by rimshaker
Mon Apr 25, 2016 11:55 am
Forum: General Ammo Discussion
Topic: American eagle 220gr
Replies: 4
Views: 1603

Re: American eagle 220gr

certifiable wrote:I bought 1 box to try in my 9" sbr. It functioned fine but several rounds went sonic.
Darn. Was hoping the UMC 220gr stuff were the only ones to avoid.
by rimshaker
Sat Apr 23, 2016 1:31 am
Forum: New Product Announcements and Good Deals
Topic: Remington premier match $0.33/rnd shipped (rebate)
Replies: 24
Views: 5750

Re: Remington premier match $0.33/rnd shipped (rebate)

I regularly get sub-MOA accuracy with this ammo when zeroing on my RARR at 100yds.
by rimshaker
Sun Apr 17, 2016 10:25 am
Forum: Bolt Actions
Topic: Only one model of RARR 300blk now!
Replies: 2
Views: 2026

Re: Only one model of RARR 300blk now!

But thanks for the reminder. 6970 is still readily found online. Don't think the shorter stock was popular enough. Doubt there will be any higher prices.
by rimshaker
Sun Apr 17, 2016 10:10 am
Forum: New Product Announcements and Good Deals
Topic: Remington premier match $0.33/rnd shipped (rebate)
Replies: 24
Views: 5750

Re: Remington premier match $0.33/rnd shipped (rebate)

Heck yea this rebate deal was a no brainer. Especially with the ammo on sale at a few sites. I had already marked 4/14 on the calendar weeks ago 8)

This is the factory ammo you want for hitting steel up to ~500 yds. The ballistics are a little better than the UMC 120gr.
by rimshaker
Fri Apr 15, 2016 11:53 am
Forum: 5.56mm AR Talk
Topic: Scope Dope requested.
Replies: 20
Views: 6742

Re: Scope Dope requested.

I shoot at 100 to 200 meters at paper sitting at a bench and I want to see the tiny holes so I need some power. You need a spotting scope to clearly see those tiny holes. Just the max scope magnification usually won't cut it, unless it's like 20x+ but those are the huge bels. Getting a fixed scope ...
by rimshaker
Thu Apr 14, 2016 11:42 am
Forum: 5.56mm AR Talk
Topic: Scope Dope requested.
Replies: 20
Views: 6742

Re: Scope Dope requested.

I started off the same way with scopes. Bought a cheap BSA on amazon and thought i'm done. Would rather spend money on the rifle/ammo than the scope. Boy was I naive. The more you shoot using scopes, and perhaps other people's scopes, the more you'll start realizing why price ranges can climb up to ...
by rimshaker
Tue Apr 05, 2016 11:47 am
Forum: General Ammo Discussion
Topic: Remington 220 OTM versus OT FB
Replies: 14
Views: 7170

Re: Remington 220 OTM versus OT FB

To play Devil's Advocate, where does Remington claim the UMC 220 to be subsonic? It doesn't say so anywhere on the boxes I have bought. The yellow/green box 220 has subsonic printed right on the box. I suppose it's just a common sense thing. I mean.... 220gr c'mon :roll: Plus the fact there's anoth...
by rimshaker
Thu Mar 31, 2016 2:07 am
Forum: General Ammo Discussion
Topic: Remington 220 OTM versus OT FB
Replies: 14
Views: 7170

Re: Remington 220 OTM versus OT FB

This has been discussed at length many times the past few years, on many different sites. Basically just stay away from the UMC 220gr boxes. No matter how cheap they cost. Worst factory ammo for BLK. The worst part is that many rounds go super/trans-sonic. Go for the yellow/green boxes only. Part# R...