hi CanadaAmmo has 1600 round create of norinco 5.56 55gr fmj for $449 and no shipping it works out to about $0.28 a round without taxes. im pretty hard up for cash right now but it seems like a pretty good deal and im worried about the price going up. it would just be plinking ammo should i go for it? or is there better deals out there/ to come?
your 2 cents could really help me with this conundrum
thanks in advance
Some people are reporting issues in accuracy with this ammo.
Personally, it shoots as well as most rifles can shoot.
I have noticed, recently, one fellow with a Remington 700 Varmint, having issues. He was getting misfires and having problems grouping.
I tried some of his misfires in my rifles and all went bang and grouped tightly.
His fireing pin spring is only allowing light strikes. This may or may not be an issue for you.
If you're shooting a Mini 14 or AR style rifle I doubt you will have any issues. If you're shooting a standard hunting rifle, you should also be OK. My rifles are match grade but have heavy fireing pin springs, so I don't have any issues, other than with the new Marlin. A Wolf spring kit should fix that issue.
By the way, I pulled a couple of hundred bullets and weighed them. They weigh between 55.0 and 55.2 grains. Not bad for military ammo. The powder is a ball type and weights between 26.7 and 26.9 grains were the extreme spread. Again, not bad for military ammo.
The brass is of good quality and reloads easily.
Again, the primers are very hard. They are made for military rifles. If you have the time and inclination, pull the bullets, and punch out the primers. Set your decapping die a bit loose because many have offset flash holes.
The powder looks and acts like BLC2. It is loaded to similar weights so it's a pretty good bet it's a Chinese variation of the powder.
