I have shot up all my bulk 55gr FMJ and I am now sourcing projectiles for reloading my pile of .223 brass (federal). I also have 500 LC brass to play with.
The more I read, the more people would have you believe M855 is junk unless you need barrier penetration, shoot a 55 FMJ too slow and you might as well be firing a .22LR. The MK262 accuracy is good but overkill and expensive unless you have a MK 12 SPR. MK 318 looks good, but I cant find any.
Soooo, I am reloading for a 16 inch 1 in 7 chrome lined 5.56 NATO carbine. I want a good defensive round with 2-3 MOA ish accuracy out to 300-400 yards, decent penetration, and good expansion. Ill be using Varget...cause, that's all I got.
Any reason I shouldn't work a load up for the 65gr SGK as a "go to" load for my defensive carbine?
The more I read, the more people would have you believe M855 is junk unless you need barrier penetration, shoot a 55 FMJ too slow and you might as well be firing a .22LR. The MK262 accuracy is good but overkill and expensive unless you have a MK 12 SPR. MK 318 looks good, but I cant find any.
Soooo, I am reloading for a 16 inch 1 in 7 chrome lined 5.56 NATO carbine. I want a good defensive round with 2-3 MOA ish accuracy out to 300-400 yards, decent penetration, and good expansion. Ill be using Varget...cause, that's all I got.
Any reason I shouldn't work a load up for the 65gr SGK as a "go to" load for my defensive carbine?
I buy factory seconds at the outlet. After reading about the 65gr GameKing on Predator Masters, I started loading them for my Rock River and Ruger. With Benchmark, I am getting under half inch groups from both rifles at 100yds. Coyotes really hate them, I know that. My son shot a deer with the Rock a couple years ago and the damage was pretty respectable. About a 40yd shot, blew through of course, really nice holes in and out, a blood trail my color blind a$$ could follow. Really made a mess of things inside. Only issue I could come up with is tip damage if you had a lot loaded up for "defensive" situations. That can be solved and I honestly don't know if it would be an issue anyway. I would not hesitate to try them out for sure.
