trayback100 Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 can anyone help me please who knows for deffinate will using fmj ammo damage my new browning x bolt spent enough on it so dont want to wreck it thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta28g Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/17856-223-and-military-ammunitionthe-risks/ Cranfields Linky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trayback100 Posted July 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 well thats a yes to damage then!! what to do with 120 fmj rounds now then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 it depends if it's actually .223 FMJ (in which case it's fine), if it's 5.56mm FMJ (ie military spec) then it's a no go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 it depends if it's actually .223 FMJ (in which case it's fine), if it's 5.56mm FMJ (ie military spec) then it's a no go. Absolutely!! Lets get this FMJ and Military 5.56 out of the way. There is an availability of many .223 FMJ, they will not be an issue. Use 5.56 in a .223 at your own risk! As I always say, feed it what it says, and I guess your rifle has .223 stamped on it, and not 5.56. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 (edited) We use whatever is available and never found it a problem. If you have .223 on your certificate you can't buy 5.56mm anyway, My gripe with 5.56mm ammo is that its not that accurate. But don't go thinking that your .223 can't handle it because its way safe to use in a modern rifle, its just not accurate. Its military grade, thats all. Cheap ammo can be the most expensive ammo you will ever buy if it won't group. Privi .223 fmj shoots like a dream. So does the German "blue box" .223 and both are very cheap. American Eagle .223 is pretty good too but not as good as Privi. OK on 200 yds but not at longer ranges where it starts to open up. Some of the military 5.56mm ammo won't hold a good group at 200yds Edited July 9, 2011 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 (edited) We use whatever is available and never found it a problem. If you have .223 on your certificate you can't buy 5.56mm anyway, My gripe with 5.56mm ammo is that its not that accurate. But don't go thinking that your .223 can't handle it because its way safe to use in a modern rifle, its just not accurate. Its military grade, thats all. Cheap ammo can be the most expensive ammo you will ever buy if it won't group. Privi .223 fmj shoots like a dream. So does the German "blue box" .223 and both are very cheap. American Eagle .223 is pretty good too but not as good as Privi. OK on 200 yds but not at longer ranges where it starts to open up. Some of the military 5.56mm ammo won't hold a good group at 200yds As per the link, this is well known and the 5.56 will have a higher pressure than .223, etc. My .223 and .308 are both conditioned...... 223/5.56 and .308/7.62 because that is what I asked for, so I could keep all my options open. http://www.thegunzone.com/556v223.html The choice is yours and many modern .223 rifles may well be fine, the question is... "Do you feel lucky?" Edited July 10, 2011 by Dekers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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