Ammo Test: 223/5.56 vs A Cinder Block at 300 yards.

[NWcityguy2]

Today is an ammo test, where I pit three common 223 Remington bullets (.224 technically) against a cinder block at 300 yards. People are quick to point out that the 223/5.56 is a poor penetrator of hard objects. Often times though, these tests are done very close to the muzzle, where the velocity is still very high and the bullet hasn't had time to "settle".

So for this video, I pit the 223 against a very common building material at the edges of "point shooting" distances. Keep watching to see how it performed.

 

[justin22885]

you should try some common 223 based wildcats at that distance as well.. like 300 blackout, 6x45mm, and maybe some of the newer ones (like 277 wolverine) if you can.. id like to see how those stack up against 5.56 at the same distance

 

[NWcityguy2]

I'd love to but I only shoot 223/5.56 out of my ARs. I do however plan to do a follow up video using my 30-06 with some monolithic bullets. See if I can punch through (spoilers) with a non-AP bullet.

 

[Casefull]

Thanks for making effort to video results. That small bullet does not have much left at 300 yards.

 

[lysanderxiii]

How about M80 Ball at 300 yards vs a concrete block?

 

[d2wing]

Interesting. Clearly not the .223 forte. For that kind of work I like 30-06 AP. I have some old ones stashed away.

 

[C-grunt]

Nice video. I love these impromptu type tests that people do. To me though looking at the impacts on the block Id say that the 75 grain OTM bullet actually performed better than the 55 grn FMJ.

 

[ifit]

thanks for sharing

 

[NWcityguy2]

Thanks for the comments guy. I have seen some tests where 30-06 AP penetrates a cinderbock and still has some energy on the other side. At least the penetrator does. I am going to do a follow up test with some 30 cal Monolithic bullets next week, to see how they do. Stay tuned.

 

[NWcityguy2]

I got back out and found out if the 30-06 could pass the Cinderblock test. Here is part 2 of the test.