No problem. Low-flash self-defense ammo? Long-range, 1,yard-capable ammo? Right this way. From speedy featherweight projectiles screaming out of the muzzle in excess of 4, fps to heavy, so-long-you-have-to-single-load bullets designed for maximum range, ammo for the 5.
Purely because of the almost limitless versatility of available ammunition, the 5. Because I don't have nearly enough room to discuss all the various genres of 5. On the lighter side, Hornady's grain V-Max load usually shoots obscenely tiny groups even in the faster twist ARs and achieves somewhere close to 3, fps.
As a result, it's pure poison on predators. Jumping up to a medium-weight projectile, I've had tremendous luck with Hornady's grain V-Max in terms of accuracy. Almost every AR I've fired it through shoots it into subinch groups, even those that aren't built for accuracy. Plus, it fragments violently on impact, making it ideal for personal protection in densely populated urban environments where you really want bullets to stop in a violent threat's body or — heaven forbid you miss — fragment in the wall instead of going through and endangering your neighbors.
All that said, though, my two all-time favorite loads for all-around work from zero to 1, yards are Barnes' grain Precision Match, which is a superbly accurate load that I've won many a competition with, and Black Hills' grain Tipped MatchKing. Both perform admirably to 1, yards, expand dramatically in ballistic gelatin and shoot with eyebrow-raising consistency.
Amazingly, the Barnes load is supersonic to 1, yards, and the Black Hills load to 1, yards in my local atmospherics, giving both versions real-world, long-range effectiveness. While they're not as fast and flat inside of yards, making it slightly more difficult to connect with a coyote, I know there's no challenge inside of 1, yards that I can't at least make a credible attempt at meeting. And that, my friends, is versatility. Give a Gift Subscriber Services.
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Enjoy articles like this? Subscribe to the magazine. Subscribe to the Magazine. Im just not sure if the 5. I dont want to waste my money on the 6. I dont really care about shooting past yds with this gun because I plan on getting a rifle especially made for that purpose. Thats why I am thinking about getting the 7. Let me know what you guys think. Why would you be wasting your money on a 6. Either will do the job but IMO the 6.
Plenty of "stopping power". Light recoil, very fast shot-to-shot times. Ammo is cheap, great variety, readily available all over the place. Ammo is small and light, enabling you to carry more, should you need to. The 5. And welcome! Why so much on the 5. Is the 7. Ammunition is readily available everywhere, and is undoubtedly the cheapest the options. You would not want to hunt any medium to larger sized game past a few hundred yards, or you may risk taking an unethical shot.
The requirements were to design a round with better terminal ballistics out of a short barrel, that could easily be switched between supersonic and subsonic loadings, and required minimum parts interchanged from the current M4 platform. In the past 5 years, the. But is the round for you?
They wanted a hard-hitting compact package, and this can translate into civilian application very well. Building a compact truck-gun, or home defense gun? Planning on suppressing the rifle? This might be the caliber you want to look at. Wanting to print small groups at yards? You would probably be best looking at another caliber. Search forums. Log in.
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You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. First time AR owner- what caliber? Thread starter flatlanderhuffandpuff Start date Dec 18, I have been wanting to get an AR platform rifle for a while and am thinking some bonus money might make the next few months a good time to pull the trigger, pun intended.
My primary use of the gun would be coyote hunting and on the occasional pig hunt. I don't intend to do a ton of plinking and I'm not a prepper but it would fill a hole in my current arsenal. It would make a better homestead defense weapon then my glock. Those of you with experience, what caliber should I be looking at?
I'm assuming 5. Should I be looking at 7. One and done in the neck. Best all-around is 6. The Grendel has factory ammo offering real hunting cartridge performance, useful distance target performance and cheap steel case plinking. Downsides are magazine capacity practically limited at 25 rounds and the recoil is more to overcome for rapidly engaging multiple hostile targets. You can also do most all of that with 5. If you get the 5. You can't really go wrong. HuntGear Newbie.
Joined Jul 13, Messages 5. My first AR was the 5. Solid Rifle, especially for the money, and I like that I can use. Just don't buy ammo with steel casings. It's cheap, but will jam the heck out of any rifle. The other calibers are great. I just got the 5.
You can buy it anywhere, and most times for a pretty good deal. It's a pretty versatile round too. Great for coyotes, bunnies, and plinking around.
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