Who shoots M855? and Why?

[OldDoggy]

Cheap Shootin'

Fairly accurate, cheap, plentifull supply, NATO spec.,carries farther than 55's,
and my rifle shoots them well. That is why, but since the ban scare affordability and short supply may force most of us to find alternatives for practice ammo. I shoot 69 grain hand loads for my match ammo and these 62's have been good enough for practice in the Standing, Sitting and Prone.

Just Another Old Doggy, Don

 

[Erik M]

it was cheaper. its not imported steel case. I sell the reloadable brass locally. higher quality vs. cost than most. works good in my barrel's twist rate.

 

[justin22885]

i shoot it because its cheap, readily available, and has in my opinion, better external ballistics with the 62 grain bullet vs the 55 grain.. so for my AK-74 (converted), i shoot primarily M855.. i built my AK-74 as a 5.56 because i anticipated 7N6 bans were going to happen, and they did, but if those bans are lifted i will be switching to that and dropping M855

 

[joem1945]

I shoot it because it was cheap and a couple of my AR's really like the stuff, others, not so much. I'm waiting for some cheap mil surplus powder to make it's return.

 

[thewillweeks]

I shoot it because....
1) It's 62gr, so my 1/8 barrel seems to like it pretty well. It's also a little longer than most of the short 55gr stuff, even for its weight.

2) It keeps a closer trajectory to my 60gr TAP, 62gr Fusion, and 69gr BTHP ammo than 55gr plinking ammo, so more effective training in my mind.

3) Consistency. I've shot a variety of the cheaper plinker (rhyme not on purpose, but hey I'll take it) ammo types and they're just all over the place sometimes. May have bullets drop an inch low or something stupid like that (Ah Tula, how I love you...not.) It's not match grade by any means, but it's good enough for plinking/practice in my mind. And hey, it's military grade ball, so it does something when it hits.

 

[texasgun]

I shoot it because it's reliable and used to be just around 30 cents per round. By far the most affordable brass-cased U.S. made 5.56 ammo you could find.

 

[anothernewb]

I shoot it. i think I have one of the weird guns that like it. That, and I bought a bunch cheap back before the SH ammo scare.

 

[SSN Vet]

I roll my own M-193 clone for fun and 69 gr. SMK for longer range accuracy work. Never saw a need for anything else.

But I'm sure that if m-855 is declared "evil armor piercing ammo" today, M-193, or any other 223 round can be declared the same tomorrow.

Just more Obama administration end runs around congress and the constitution.

 

[PedalBiker]

I don't have any use for it. I primarily shoot steel targets.

I'm waiting for the MK262 ammo to get cheap(er) (wish).

 

[W.E.G.]

I shoot it because:

• It is plenty accurate for my needs; and
• The price is affordable; and
• It is produced by a UNITED STATES company; and
• It is produced by AMERICAN workers; and
• The fired cases are top-notch brass for reloading; and
• I reload the fired cases with products made by other AMERICAN companies.

Why do our government agencies hate us, and harass us, for using AMERICAN products to engage in AMERICAN sports in AMERICA?

 

[230RN]

I don't simply because I have an older .Savage .223 Rem rifle and I don't want to accidentally load one of those into that rifle.

I also don't want to get the lower-water-capacity redesigned NATO cases mixed into my empty cases. I still check headstamps on this account, since I do pick up my brass and there's always a chance there's 855 brass mixed in with my pickups.

I was always thinking I'd like to try the M855 cartridge in my M4gery, but never got around to buying any... and making sure I left that brass there or discarded it.

At present I stick to M193 for the AR carbine.

 

[wally]

I'll shoot it when its the cheapest available ammo when I need to buy more, but as been said, its harder on my steel plates than necessary, although a long way from being "armour piercing".

Haven't bought any in a long time and feel no need to buy any "just in case".

 

[denton]

I keep a few 20 round boxes of it on hand as sort of a souvenir. One of the happiest consulting gigs I ever did was helping solve a couple of production problems with the M855.

It's good ammo for plinking, it's (usually) cheap, and it leaves behind some excellent reloadable brass. It gradually chews up steel targets, and it's not good for shooting out in the desert in dry weather.

 

[roval]

Still have a sealed 420 rd can of it I bought several yrs ago. I've kept that can untouched. It puts a small divot on my steel targets. I do like their brass.

 

[Trent]

I use it for high power practice. Cheap enough to get more practice in, and I don't always have time to crank out handloads for practice.