DA 556 Range Report Update ... sub MOA Accuracy ?

[mpjustin]

Thanks - I guess I missed that it your original post

[lone-wolf]

This just makes me more annoyed that I can't use an AR for hunting, when they're capable of moa accuracy.
I always thought, if I had an ar, I'd have to dump a bunch of money to make it accurate.

[Lock_Time]

Polished the bore with JB polish before the first shots. Free float the barrel with the Houge hand Guard. Torque the barrel nut properly as it was loose when I got the rifle. Timney trigger made a big difference. Berger bullets and 24X scope helped too.

I will admit I don't know that much about ARs, but that is not as much work as I would have guessed. Thanks for the info. Wonder how much the next batch of DAR556's are going to be....

+1 to lone-wolf's comment. I thought you had to spend the big bucks to get to 1 MOA or under with these.

[DARKSTANG]

That's pretty impressive. I was happy with their shotguns. I think I'm going to have to get another AR too.

[PepeLapiu]

Hey, old thread being revived here.
But I got the same gun with 14 inch barrel.
I get terrible accuracy with Federal bulk 55 grain ammo. At 100 meters I barely can keep it in a 7-8 inch group.
I'm gearing up to reload so I hope the accuracy will improve a bit

Have you tried shooting it with cheap off the shelf ammo?
If so, what kind of grouping were you getting?

[CanAm]

Hey, old thread being revived here.
But I got the same gun with 14 inch barrel.
I get terrible accuracy with Federal bulk 55 grain ammo. At 100 meters I barely can keep it in a 7-8 inch group.
I'm gearing up to reload so I hope the accuracy will improve a bit

Have you tried shooting it with cheap off the shelf ammo?
If so, what kind of grouping were you getting?

try heavier bullets

[DT741]

Hey, old thread being revived here.
But I got the same gun with 14 inch barrel.
I get terrible accuracy with Federal bulk 55 grain ammo. At 100 meters I barely can keep it in a 7-8 inch group.
I'm gearing up to reload so I hope the accuracy will improve a bit

Have you tried shooting it with cheap off the shelf ammo?
If so, what kind of grouping were you getting?

What are you using for optic and rest/position ?

7-8 inches at 100m is not all the ammo's fault. I shoot cheap norinco surplus ammo out of a 10.3" barrel w/red dot and I dont get 7-8" at 200m

[PepeLapiu]

Of course to test accuracy, I shoot on the bench with sand bags. And the glass is a 4x scope. I don't remember the brand, Burris or Bushnell maybe. Not a piece junk.

To make sure it's not my fault I asked a much better shooter to throw a 5 bullets group for me. He did sightly better than me with a maybe 6-7 inch group. I don't know if he did better than me due luck or due to skills.

[DT741]

Hum...

That is some awfully big groups then... But definit'y not just ammo related

[Hitzy]

I will admit I don't know that much about ARs, but that is not as much work as I would have guessed. Thanks for the info. Wonder how much the next batch of DAR556's are going to be....

+1 to lone-wolf's comment. I thought you had to spend the big bucks to get to 1 MOA or under with these.

USA Colt's and PSA were around Nork prices (or less sometimes) when our dollar was on par... probably be a long time until we see that happen again however.