What .223 do you keep on hand for plinking / practice?

[cliffy]

Target Ammo for .223 Remington Practice

I don't have a 5.56mm rifle, so I don't use mil-spec ammo. I practice with the same bullets I use for Coyotes. That way my scope stays zeroed. 55 grain Nosler Ballistic-Tips and Alliant RL-10x powder with small rifle magnum primers at 3250 fps at ten feet out the muzzle of my 22" barrelled .223 Ruger Model 77 Mark II Sporter topped with a 6-24x44mm Burris Signature Select. At 20x I shoot flies that land on my target cardboard. Currently I only benchrest shoot, but plan to try shooting stix soon. Unsupported standing shots I'll never again be good at because I've become too shaky. cliffy

 

[mp510]

For my AR, I keep a wide variety. I have assorted surplus 55 grain for plinking, some of the brass isn't pretty, but it was cheap and it functions. I also have a crapload of PMC 223A- I like that stuff, a lot. Accurate, reliable, affordable- everything good.

I have some soft points if I was ever going to medium game hunt with my rifle.

I also have some Remington and Federal 45 grain hollow points and SS109.

I would not hesitate to use any of the ammo for SD if need be (except the cheapo surplus).

 

[sarduy]

wolf performance FMJ

 

[glockman19]

xm193
m855
ss109
mainly from Federal or American Eagle with som eremington UMC thrown in and some Winchester Q3131

 

[stubbicatt]

I load my own.

Generally I like the 55 grain Hornady FMJ for plinking, but I will use either Vmax or the spsx bullets for prairie dogs.

 

[Okami]

Prvi 75gr for practice.

 

[geophysicishooter]

I've been finding .223 from S&B fairly inexpensive and there's always the monarch (which I understand to be privi partisan) that Academy carries for a fairly good price.

 

[jjohnson]

Reloads with 55gr milsurp fmjbt

Oh, I just reload the surplus brass with surplus 55gr bullets and use 2230C to get fairly close to the factory round.

No, it's not "performance tuned" but 2 moa will do for my plinking.