5.56 Bullet question

[Flatliner]

I went though quite a few google searches and couldn't find an answer to this question:

What commercially available bullet has the most similar ballistic profile to the 62gr steel core bullet used in M855.

The reason for the question is that I want to load my 'plinking/practice' ammo for my latest build to be as close as possible to M855. I know I could just BUY M855 but that isn't really the point.

[certifiable]

I load the hdy 62gr fmj same as I load the ss109. No idea what the bc for the ss109 is though

[pruhdlr]

Why not use the M855 pulled bullets. They show up really cheep every now and then.
My next thought would be as mentioned above . . . the Hornady's. The B.C. would be so close that it would not really matter just as long as you got the velocity similar. --- pruhdlr

[plant.one]

you can buy new production ss109/m855 bullets
http://www.evergladesammo.com/bullets/r ... llets.html (OOS at the moment)
http://www.patsreloading.com/patsrel/pr ... ry=Bullets
https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/ ... -500-count


or pulls
http://www.evergladesammo.com/bullets/r ... llets.html
http://www.theamericanmarksman.com/Lake ... p_607.html

then get a jug of wc844 - the powder used to load m855 ammo.
http://www.gibrass.com/gunpowder.html



vd is supposed to have a new batch of brass in soon, and their prices are hard to beat for raw brass
http://valhalladistributing.com/

hth

[hardcase]

you can buy new production ss109/m855 bullets
http://www.evergladesammo.com/bullets/r ... llets.html (OOS at the moment)
http://www.patsreloading.com/patsrel/pr ... ry=Bullets
https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/ ... -500-count


or pulls
http://www.evergladesammo.com/bullets/r ... llets.html
http://www.theamericanmarksman.com/Lake ... p_607.html

then get a jug of wc844 - the powder used to load m855 ammo.
http://www.gibrass.com/gunpowder.html



vd is supposed to have a new batch of brass in soon, and their prices are hard to beat for raw brass
http://valhalladistributing.com/

hth

This would drive the liberal know nothing DW Shultz nuts that said background checks for ammo.

[golfindia]

Never understood the desire to "recreate milspec".....

In My experience those 62g ss109 bullets suck. And their price has gone up a ridiculous amount since that issue a few years ago. There are many other comparably priced 223 projectiles out there that are much better performers.

844 powder is great for 556/223. It's nearly identical to H335. Pulldown versions of It are not much cheaper than getting "new", these days though. A few bucks more for new is worth It for consistency.

[Flatliner]

Never understood the desire to "recreate milspec".....

Then me explaining it likely wouldn't help.

Thanks for the links, I hadn't realized that I could find those components at reasonable prices. For the purpose of what I want to do here, pulled bullets are fine.

[hardcase]

I went though quite a few google searches and couldn't find an answer to this question:

What commercially available bullet has the most similar ballistic profile to the 62gr steel core bullet used in M855.

The reason for the question is that I want to load my 'plinking/practice' ammo for my latest build to be as close as possible to M855. I know I could just BUY M855 but that isn't really the point.

You don't have to answer if you do not want to but why steel core bullets? I bought a can of them 8-10 years ago. They dent up my steel targets, are useless for hunting. Mine are even tracers that set stuff on fire.

[Flatliner]

My long term storage/SHTF ammo for 5.56 is M855. I don’t necessarily want steel core but do want a plinking/practice round that shares a very close zero to the M855

[pruhdlr]

Personally,I do not find the M855 useless for hunting. Put one squarely on the shoulder of a giant hog,or I suspect a big northern deer and see what happens. Then there is absolutely any CNS shot.
Not my choice for "normal" hunting conditions . . BUT . . for survival,or SHTF type of hunting (2 or 4 leg creatures) these would be my choice also. Actually . . . that is why I have a can set aside. --- pruhdlr