Is this safe to use in Ar's ? XM855 (SS109) Lake City 62gr green tip

[WEST1157]

All I see in Cal Guns private ammo posts is this XM855 (SS109) Lake City 62gr green tip,,is the green tip safe for All AR's with the Chrome Line Chambers & Barrels? MY EDIT--> The rifle I bought was a DelTon DT Sport 1in9 twist 5.56 nato,I bought this for my wife ,I thought she could handle the 5.56 a little better than our 308...Then I notice a lot of this M855 for sale,Almost every post for 5.56,wasn't sure why?

[starsnuffer]

It's good to go in any barrel.

-W

[theneko]

yep

[raul11]

I put 300 rounds of it out of my colt just yesterday . No problems

[EspoMan]

Good to go.

[yoko]

It's good to go in any barrel.

-W

you are sure about that? really?

[P5Ret]

I'd make sure that it's a 5.56 barrel first.

[Tacit Blue]

The green tip is obviously just paint scheme used by the military to I.D. that type of round. For instance red tips are tracers, which ARE NOT good for your barrel with sustained fire.


So let's recap here.

SS109 M855 = Green tip

556 tracers=red

556 M995 AP=Black ( rare elusive animal)

[yoko]

I'd make sure that it's a 5.56 barrel first.

good answer !!!

[varanidguy]

All I see in Cal Guns private ammo posts is this XM855 (SS109) Lake City 62gr green tip,,is the green tip safe for All AR's with the Chrome Line Chambers & Barrels?

As long as your barrel is chambered in 5.56, shoot it all you want.

[onelonehorseman]

I'd make sure that it's a 5.56 barrel first.

^^this

Make sure your AR is chambered for 5.56 NATO and not .223 REM only. It should be stamped on the barrel.

[jcourson]

Make sure your AR is chambered for 5.56 NATO and not .223 REM only. It should be stamped on the barrel.

^^ This (He beat me to it)

The reason there is so much of it for sale is that the ATF is trying to ban it (for sale, not use) because it has a steel tip on top of the lead core and they are trying to classify it as armor piercing due that steel tip and the widespread use of AR pistols. It is the ammo 'scare' that we are just coming down on, but limited to 5.56, so people are buying it off the shelves and then selling it (or trying to) for three times the price. Otherwise it is just an ok performing cheap to buy 5.56 round, nothing inherently unsafe about it. Don't buy it for a jacked up price, there are better rounds for cheaper.

[Mossy Man]

No b/c its armor piercing.

At least ATF thinks so.

[Cylarz]

I'd double check your barrel twist rate. If your twist is faster than 7 or slower than 9, you won't get the most out of a 62 grain round. Google "ar barrel twist rate. "

Granted it's a minor concern, as I think 1/8-ish barrels are the norm now. My AR is 1/9 and prefers the 55 grain m193 round.

[jcourson]

There are barrel twists faster than 1:7 or slower than 1:9 for 5.56? (would still be safe, just not as accurate)