kevinm Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 (edited) I no not the right place for this but!! What your favorite load under 200 yards and over 200 yards ? Edited November 9, 2015 by kevinm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtm Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Under 200 yards = Federal American Eagle 55 grain 5.56X45mm Over 200 yards = Federal American Eagle 55 grain 5.56X45mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.E. Kelley Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Under 200 yards = Federal American Eagle 55 grain 5.56X45mm Over 200 yards = Federal American Eagle 55 grain 5.56X45mm But what if i have a JP or a Stag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinm Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 Lol , ok what handle ads everyone use ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinm Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 Pat you shooting the Missouri State match 3 gun Under 200 yards = Federal American Eagle 55 grain 5.56X45mm Over 200 yards = Federal American Eagle 55 grain 5.56X45mm But what if i have a JP or a Stag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.E. Kelley Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Pat you shooting the Missouri State match 3 gun Under 200 yards = Federal American Eagle 55 grain 5.56X45mm Over 200 yards = Federal American Eagle 55 grain 5.56X45mm But what if i have a JP or a Stag? Sorry I HAD to try to be funny. Not on my schedule yet. I live in Washington State and it takes a superb event to get me to $$$ to travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.E. Kelley Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Oh, I should answer the question too.... Freedom Munitions Remanufactured 55 Vmax for everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinm Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 Ok . Pat you shooting the Missouri State match 3 gun Under 200 yards = Federal American Eagle 55 grain 5.56X45mm Over 200 yards = Federal American Eagle 55 grain 5.56X45mm But what if i have a JP or a Stag? Sorry I HAD to try to be funny. Not on my schedule yet. I live in Washington State and it takes a superb event to get me to $$$ to travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinm Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 [Haha everyone has jokes. Lol quote name=P.E. Kelley" post="2496814" timestamp="1447088336] Oh, I should answer the question too.... Freedom Munitions Remanufactured 55 Vmax for everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 25.5 Grains of H335 and a Hornady 55gr SP in LC case with Tula KVB-556M primer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinm Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 Thanks steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moltke Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Anything for the close range stuff Stillwood 69gr for the long stuff And I actually shoot an Armalite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garmil Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Wolf gold 55gr for everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerritm Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Wolf gold 55gr for everything. Second for Wolf Gold 55gr. gerritm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewberry Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Close hoser 18gr of H335 behind whatever 55gr bullets are cheapest Anything that has to be accurate gets 22 grains of H4895 behind nosler cc 77gr HPBT I'm not shooting an armalite, but I am shooting a 18inch barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtm Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 The answers to this question are a bit miss leading. It will really depend on your barrel and your barrel alone. Try a bunch of different bullets and use the ones that works best in your rifle. As for what works in an Armalite, J.P. or Stag, all depends on what rifle god was smiling, or not smiling the moment you barrel was made. High end rifles in general shoot a more diverse variety of ammunition well due to a better quality of barrel used, but I have had some absolute cheap junk barrels that shot GREAT!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMXRACER Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Close hoser 18gr of H335 behind whatever 55gr bullets are cheapest Anything that has to be accurate gets 22 grains of H4895 behind nosler cc 77gr HPBT I'm not shooting an armalite, but I am shooting a 18inch barrel. Will 18gr of H335 even make it 100 yds? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 The more loads people post - the more he can try ! (After checking in manuals to be sure they are in the ballpark, safety wise) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm31 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 I shoot an 18 inch armalite... Pmc bronze 55 gr - to 200 Hornady steel match 75 gr - 200 and beyond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwikel Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 I run a 18in JP barrel and 16in Rainier barrel 200 yards and in 55gr. Hornady FMJ with 24.1 gr of H335 loaded to 2.25 Over 200 Hornady 75gr BTHP 24.0 gr Varget loaded to 2.295 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsampson Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Wolf Gold 150 yards and in. Winchester 69 grain Match out past 150. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug H. Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 I shoot a JP and use PMC Bronze .223 55 gr from 0 to 600 yards. Past 600 I shoot my JP in 6mm Creedmoor. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Bacus Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Under 200 yards = Federal American Eagle 55 grain 5.56X45mm Over 200 yards = Federal American Eagle 55 grain 5.56X45mm Notice that that sneaky Kurtm has avoided telling us his preferred ammo for exactly 200 yards. Sometimes I'm so smart I only amaze myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stlhead Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 (edited) First off, nobody shoots 18" barrels anymore. If you are not shooting a 16" or shorter barrel you are so far out of the mainstream that your opinion does not matter to any 3 gun shooting red blooded American. If you are still shooting anything longer than a 16" barrel you will be forced to wear a red and black plaid hunting hat and speak with a pronounced speech impediment. Now this only goes for rifles, shotguns are just the opposite, and should be as long as possible, because all the reasons for a short rifle do not apply to shotguns, cause thats the way is. If you did get your barrel trimmed down to a more acceptable 16" length then you could shoot anything that you wanted at targets less than 200 yards, and 69 grain or heavier on targets past 200 yards, but only east of the Mississippi, west of that you can use 55 grain for everything. As cleverly noted above if the target is at exactly 200 yards and not an inch longer or closer, then you MUST use a 77 grain bullet. Fortunately it is nearly always possible to take a half step back, thus slightly altering the target range so you could use your 55's agains those pesky 200 yard demons. Edited April 19, 2016 by Stlhead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Bacus Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 First off, nobody shoots 18" barrels anymore. If you are not shooting a 16" or shorter barrel you are so far out of the mainstream that your opinion does not matter to any 3 gun shooting red blooded American. If you are still shooting anything longer than a 16" barrel you will be forced to wear a red and black plaid hunting hat and speak with a pronounced speech impediment. Now this only goes for rifles, shotguns are just the opposite, and should be as long as possible, because all the reasons for a short rifle do not apply to shotguns, cause thats the way is. If you did get your barrel trimmed down to a more acceptable 16" length then you could shoot anything that you wanted at targets less than 200 yards, and 69 grain or heavier on targets past 200 yards, but only east of the Mississippi, west of that you can use 55 grain for everything. As cleverly noted above if the target is at exactly 200 yards and not an inch longer or closer, then you MUST use a 77 grain bullet. Fortunately it is nearly always possible to take a half step back, thus slightly altering the target range so you could use your 55's against those pesky 200 yard demons. Oh my God!!!! Game changing!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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