04-09-2012, 03:41 PM
Variable Wrote:I don't keep up with the 5.56 much anymore since we just use whatever we're given at work, but what is the best general purpose "serious" ammo these days? I still have Mk262 Mod 1 for my personal 6933, but we don't get issued it and I don't have much left.
If only 2-legged dogs are to be shot, M193 works awesome. If a certain level of barrier penetration is desired, M855 is not a bad round, and still has excellent wound ballistics since it has a thin jacket as well. Wolf has very thick jackets, and is lower-powered, so it is not a good wound-producer. Many of the civilian 55gr bullets don't have thin jackets, so who knows how they would perform.
Within 150yds, I like bullets like the M193 and M855, or the LE Winchester SXT's, ballistic tips, and bullets designed to come apart. The 77gr SMK's and Scenars are good for distance work, and making an SBR run more reliably due to the bering surface and weight providing more resistance, and consequently more back-pressure for the gas circuit.