Norinco 5.56 velocity?

[greg11]

Has anyone shot Norinco 5.56 over a chronograph?
I tried searching, no dice.

 

[JR Hartman]

no actual data, but everyone seems to be of a mind that its hot!

 

[greg11]

Wish someone would di a chronograph

 

[DT741]

With the quantity that was sold, i cant believe no one has ran it thru a chrony yet...

I'll try to do it this summer out of my 16" Ar

 

[ShawnC6]

My googling for a minute found a guy saying his was consistently 3031 fps from a 18" barrel

 

[B]

I put some CJ-93 over a chrony in late fall about 2 years ago. I was getting 3150 to 3225ish out of an 18" AR. Not the most accurate or consistent stuff but definitely hot. I don't think I ever broke 3000fps with federal 55grn. More like 2900 or lower.

 

[saskcop]

I have chronied it out of an 18.5" barrel quite some time ago and if my memory serves me correct, it easily broke 3100 fps. It is a Chinese attempt at M193 ball. Hot stuff.

 

[Nova316]

I was getting ~3090 out of my 18.5" XCR if I remember correctly from last spring

 

[Dave Mishchenko]

The following was out of a 16" barrel. The first numbers were out of a cold/clean barrel.
Norinco
3038, 3053, 3180, 3101, 3162, 3126, 3132, 3141

 

[JR Hartman]

anyone put this thru a bolt action with a long barrel?

 

[Receipt]

CJ95:

3200-3250 out of Mossberg MVP Bolt, 24" heavy barrel I believe. Approx 1.5" groupings consistently, handloads in this rifle capable of 7/16" YMMV.
The "fliers" were likely caused by the not so odd deviation of up to 250fps I experienced.
Approx 3000 from 14.5" Norinco AR.

 

[6MT]

wuff...that stuff is hot!

 

[Canada tail]

Thanks for the measurement. Hottest 556 I ve ever shot.

 

[saskcop]

Wish there was more of it around these days.

 

[Cleftwynd]

Why does 200 FPS matter if it is 3x less accurate?

 

[Receipt]

Why does 200 FPS matter if it is 3x less accurate?

I don't understand?

 

[Cleftwynd]

1.5 to 2" groups from rifles capable of .5" groups but it has a higher velocity.

 

[Canada tail]

1.5 to 2" groups from rifles capable of .5" groups but it has a higher velocity.

rifle is pushing .5 moa alright. what about the shooter ?

 

[Cleftwynd]

If the shooter gets .5" groups with other ammo, but the same shooter gets 1.5" groups with norinco ammo. Is it the shooter or the ammo.

I am just going by claims of people here on CGN, in this thread as well. I am just wondering why people are getting excited over a few more FPS, but don't care that it is 3 times less accurate, or worse. With up to a 225 to 250 FPS spread. That's all.

 

[redryder]

3030 out of a 14.5" AR. Not many people getting .5 in groups out of there AR's around here. Norinco shooting 1.5-2" groups out of an AR is cheap, accurate enuff fun and no reloading. Wish I had 20k rds of it.