.223 ammo

[Slippery_Pete]

Does anyone know where I can get ammunition for my 20" Colt AR with 1/7 twist? I'm looking for 1000 rounds with 69+ grain bullets and brass cases. Getting ammo is so difficult, I've considered just giving up on shooting competitively and just plinking from time to time. No one ever seems to have either ammo or decent bullets (heavier than 55 gr) in stock (I will reload if I can find the components). I've never been involved in a sport where the basic necessities are near impossible to find. Imagine if there was a shortage of hockey sticks all of the time and sometimes teams didn't have enough to play . . . and the price went up 50% every year.

 

[b_w.]

Any bulk 55g will work fine with 1/7.

 

[BioPace]

Budget shooter supply has plenty of what you need to load up 69g ammo.

 

[gewehr76]

Collect your brass, buy components that you need. reload.
55 grain fmj will shoot as good as any 62 grain out of 1/7 barrel.

 

[Slippery_Pete]

Thank you! 1000 77 gr. Match Kings on the way

 

[Slippery_Pete]

I'm looking for heavier bullets not so much to suit my twist, but because my twist can handle them and heavier bullets seem to do a fair bit better in the wind.

 

[6MT]

Thank you! 1000 77 gr. Match Kings on the way

Yeah, I have a thousand of these too. You'll like them!

 

[Easy 9mm]

If you like 69gr projectiles, Xreload has Lapua 69gr Scenar (HPBT) at $291.17/thousand. Awesome price for a great 223 bullet.

Edit: just noticed they have Lapua 77 gr as well. $337.59/thousand.

 

[Slippery_Pete]

Those are good prices on the Lapua's, but none in stock and time is getting short.

gewehr76, I have doubts about your statement that 55's are as good as heavier bullets. That may be true at 100-200 m, but at 400 and 500 m, I've noticed that the standard Federal AR223 55 gr. rounds from Canadian Tire start to suck.

 

[DVX]

Budget shooter supply has plenty of what you need to load up 69g ammo.

I just checked their site

http://www.budgetshootersupply.ca/catalog/Centerfire_Rifle_Ammunition_7.cfm

Centerfire Rifle Ammunition

No Items at this time.

 

[Slippery_Pete]

Does anyone know if the 77 gn Lapua can be loaded to mag length?

 

[lone-wolf]

I just checked their site

http://www.budgetshootersupply.ca/catalog/Centerfire_Rifle_Ammunition_7.cfm

Centerfire Rifle Ammunition

No Items at this time.

He meant to reload 69gr ammo, not factory ammo.

Canada ammo has some 69gr IMI loaded ammo, $23/20rd, $560/500rds

 

[derrob7]

Where did you find these and how is the pricing?

 

[redshooter]

Save some money and shoot Hornady 75 gr Match HPBT. Pretty much the same BC/SD as the 77 gr SMK, but quite a bit less (about $35 per 100).

 

[Ravage]

I started into reloading same reason everyone and their grandma have 55gr but anything bigger is scarce but lots of stock for reloading heavies so I wanted to reload my 308 anyways so got the dies for 223 and never looked back

 

[derrob7]

Thank you! 1000 77 gr. Match Kings on the way

Something weird with this post. When I submitted most of the thread was missing for some reason and it quoted the wrong post so I'll try again.

How much and where did you find the 77gr?

 

[Slippery_Pete]

Something weird with this post. When I submitted most of the thread was missing for some reason and it quoted the wrong post so I'll try again.

How much and where did you find the 77gr?

Budget shooter supply. Just about $500 for 1000 77 gn SMK's incl. taxes and shipping.

 

[TimSwayne]

Im just getting my first .223 are the steel cased rounds terrible? Does the heavier bullets really make much difference? I only ask because I went down to 130g from 150g on my .270 and found it more accurate.

 

[bsand]

Save some money and shoot Hornady 75 gr Match HPBT. Pretty much the same BC/SD as the 77 gr SMK, but quite a bit less (about $35 per 100).

I started some loads with those and 8208 xbr in my 1in7 ar-15, 1/2" groups at 50m. 28.99 + tax, can't complain.