Bulk 223 5.56 accuracy comparison

[JBD]

All groups are supposed to be 10 rounds the Chinese surplus I only count 9. All shot at 200 yards.

Privy Partisan PPU 2.75 MOA 2893 FPS



PMC x tax 62 grain green tips 2.5 MOA 2927 FPS



Chinese Surplus 1995 5.56 2.25 MOA 3095 FPS



American Eagle loose Pack 2.5 MOA 2891 FPS



Hornady 75 Grain steel cased training Ammo 1 MOA

 

[old303]

The Hornady is the only really impressive one there; the other three looks suspiciously much like the surplus stuff.

 

[Tompullings]

What did you shoot these out of? Good to know steel cases don’t hurt accuracy.

 

[JBD]

Savage 12 action with a 1-8 rob McLennan barrel

 

[call2arms]

The hornady stuff is good for relatively inexpensive factory ammo

 

[JBD]

Brought the chrony today. Velocity was measured with a 16 inch barrel Ruger American Ranch. The Chinese surplus is really moving.

 

[DT741]

200m test and 10 rounds grouping !

Job well done !

How fast are the Norinco going out the muzzle ?

 

[B]

The Chinese surplus is really moving.

I have clocked plenty of them at 3300+fps from a 18.5" barrel.

 

[JBD]

200m test and 10 rounds grouping !

Job well done !

How fast are the Norinco going out the muzzle ?

3095 from 16 inch barrel about 200 FPS faster than the other 55 grain bulk stuff

 

[Ganderite]

Excellent info. Thank you.

 

[Levon12345]

That's good science. Thanks for posting this.

 

[diegocn]

Does the speed looks suspiciously low to anyone? I'm getting over 3100fps for AE 55gr 223 from my 18.6 gas gun, and 2750fps for 68gr reload with varget out of the same gun.

 

[JBD]

Everything was cronied from a 16 inch barrel not 18.6 like your gun.

 

[diegocn]

Everything was cronied from a 16 inch barrel not 18.6 like your gun.

Ah make sense. Somehow I saw you were using a bolt gun and automatically assumed you had a 20 or longer barrel.