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Old 12-17-2014, 05:59 PM
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I'm just a bit curious / no judgment.
Reliability in what you like is a given, what is most important?
Accuracy or FPS?
I have two Colts one an old SP1 and two a new CRE-18, they both shoot Remington UMC 55 gr. FMJ at sub MOA, they both shoot 62 gr. M193 well outside sub MOA.
The UMC realistically around 2900 fps, the M193 a couple of hundred feet faster.
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I found the 100 round Federal value packs to be quite accurate as well as economical, but haven't seen any on a store shelf for quite some time.
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I can't say that I've tested a ton of different brands but for the price and performance, I really took a liking to the Israeli made Independence brass 5.56 M193. I've been getting it for about 28-30 cents a round shipped. It will shoot sub moa out of my Colt 6920 socom.

Greg, I have seen plenty of the 100 rd Federal economy packs at Walmart here for I believe $34.97.

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I don't know if this is still available. Winchester White Box "Value Pack" (USA2232), 45 grain 40 rounds to a box, 3700fps listed. I bought a couple thousand rounds back in the day ($8.99/40 on sale) and my Bushmaster AR-15 A4 got 1/4" groups with most lots, the worst being 3/4". 3 different bolt guns; Interarms Mini-Mauser, Cooper 21, and a Savage 110 left hand bull barrel, all got that performance or better. Best, 1 hole to worst 1/2". All these were scoped in the 10 to 20 power range and were shot from a bench at 100 yards. I'm down to my last 400 rounds, and hate to see it go this coming summer, but I bought it to shoot.

To answer your question, I don't care how fast you miss! I always go for the most accurate ammo. On a different Savage 223, I shoot steel targets out to 1000 yards. The 20 point target is 5" diameter. 1 MOA is a little over 10", so ammo/guns that shoot 1 MOA won't be getting many hits. This ammo/gun combo can shoot 3" at that distance, sometimes I can too. Ivan

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