I have been using 55 grn Monarch Brass (Academy Sports branded Privi) softpoints-- I like them well enough-- sort of cheap, and soft points allow me to shoot at the local range. I tried some Monarch Steel (Barnaul) and liked it weel enough as it was half the price of the brass, but like I said, our range only allows soft point/hp-- non FMJs... I have the AR loaded up with the Sps right now in the closet-- just in case...good ammo...