I finally talked our firearms guru into getting some 155gr TAP to try out (just 1K) in our precision rifles. We still have a crap ton of 168 grain match, but after reading lots of reports and looking at the terminal ballistics thread on M4 carbine on sniper ammo, I was able to convince them to get it.
We ordered it awhile back (a few months). It came in yesterday. Problem is, either we ordered or we were accidentally sent 168 grain TAP instead of the 155 grain.
My question is, should I keep this and use it, or send it back unopened? The terminal ballistics look very similar between the 168 gr and 155 gr TAP, and I was thinking that since all of our match ammo is 168 grain, maybe we should just run with it what we have right now. If this goes well, I'm hoping we end up going to this as our standard round.
So what's the consensus from a terminal ballistics standpoint? Since the penetration is only an inch different and retained weight is higher, should we stick with this (maybe a sign)? Hoping I can get some info from someone who has used both pretty extensively.
Thanks in advance.
We ordered it awhile back (a few months). It came in yesterday. Problem is, either we ordered or we were accidentally sent 168 grain TAP instead of the 155 grain.
My question is, should I keep this and use it, or send it back unopened? The terminal ballistics look very similar between the 168 gr and 155 gr TAP, and I was thinking that since all of our match ammo is 168 grain, maybe we should just run with it what we have right now. If this goes well, I'm hoping we end up going to this as our standard round.
So what's the consensus from a terminal ballistics standpoint? Since the penetration is only an inch different and retained weight is higher, should we stick with this (maybe a sign)? Hoping I can get some info from someone who has used both pretty extensively.
Thanks in advance.