62gr .556 recommendations

[Diggen]

Since a lot (almost all) of my local ranges are restricting the use of M855 I am looking for recommendations for other 62gr 5.56 ammo without the steel penetrator.

One of the readily available loads is the "new" Hornady Black 62gr 5.56 FMJ, but I don't know anyone that has shot it before.

I realize I could just switch to 55gr for plinking but my most commonly used Uppers are equipped with 1:7 barrels and the 62gr shoots better.


Thanks

[acoop101]

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[Paul_R]

Since a lot (almost all) of my local ranges are restricting the use of M855 I am looking for recommendations for other 62gr 5.56 ammo without the steel penetrator.

One of the readily available loads is the "new" Hornady Black 62gr 5.56 FMJ, but I don't know anyone that has shot it before.

I realize I could just switch to 55gr for plinking but my most commonly used Uppers are equipped with 1:7 barrels and the 62gr shoots better.


Thanks

Have you shot many 55gr.? My 1-7 shoots 55gr a lot better than 62gr

[Diggen]

Have you shot many 55gr.? My 1-7 shoots 55gr a lot better than 62gr

That has certainly not been my experience...

Mostly Federal AE and PMC factory loads.

[the86d]

This is what used to be posted all the time (when long-guns were not registered in this state), but the image is dead, so I had to pull this from archives: