Are you still buying Winchester 5.56 ammo?

[ar556]

I bought the boy some green tip from Cheaper Than Dirt for Christmas.

All my stuff is 55 grain though... American Eagle, Federal and Winchester.

What is 55 grains bullet good for? I got none of those. I prefer 77 grains. I always buy 1/7 twist rate barrel.

[arjohnson]

What is 55 grains bullet good for? I got none of those. I prefer 77 grains. I always buy 1/7 twist rate barrel.

55 grn bullets are good for shooting, they*re better than the M855 for self defense as well. Really don*t see the attraction to M855 over XM193, I*ll choose XM193 every time but I do have some M855 just because.

[85MikeTPI]

I’ve been eyeing on the Winchester 5.56 62 grains green tip with SGAmmo. Inventory count has been going down. In case the ongoing rumors about Winchester are true, would you buy the 62 grains green tip ammo?

SGAmmo uses a random number generator on its inventory. Check them the next day and it’s doubled and then halved by lunch. It’s purely to worry you into making the purchase.

[JDA58]

I reload my own........

[Lee-online]

I recently purchase another case, was deciding between Winchester and IMI, went with IMI, 1200 rds on strippers, It was also slightly cheaper.
Seems like there are always rumors going around, ammo shortages due to lack of gunpowder is a current one.

[RockIsland]

I've never bought any. They have been way more expensive than when Federal ran the Lake City plant, panic prices notwithstanding.

Only bought You're a peein' .223/5.56 since Covid. It's cheaper and better quality. Got a case of Igman last year for $351 +tax -$20 coupon and free shipping.

[bogey1]

I reload my own........

People do that with the 50BMG API and paint them to look like the rafus and charge over 100.00 a round. And people buy them.

[raxar]

What is 55 grains bullet good for? I got none of those. I prefer 77 grains. I always buy 1/7 twist rate barrel.

At close range 55 grain will penetrate steel level III armor plates out of a 20" barrel.

[akley88]

55 grn bullets are good for shooting, they*re better than the M855 for self defense as well. Really don*t see the attraction to M855 over XM193, I*ll choose XM193 every time but I do have some M855 just because.

distance is where the M855 is benefical.
M855 vs M193.jpg

[JoshIronshaft]

People do that with the 50BMG API and paint them to look like the rafus and charge over 100.00 a round. And people buy them.

Which is silly, because held next to another 50BMG round, you can see the different profile of the Raufoss projectile.