Ammo – Page 2 – Scattered Shots

Swiss 5.56MM 55gr. Accuracy Test

You hear a lot about how great Swiss made stuff is, ammo included. The GP-11 is unquestionably excellent. As good as any Federal Gold Medal Match 308 even. But how is the 5.56MM? A friend gave me a box of it he had to try out. Unlike him, I wasn’t going to blast it atContinue reading “Swiss 5.56MM 55gr. Accuracy Test”

Vintage Match Ammo

This made up for the Army marksmanship Unit for various competitions.

The .218 Bee

Man, I love the .218 Bee.

A Look At Various 77gr Factory 5.56MM Match Loads

The title isn’t exact as I shot 73gr-77gr match loads. I have for a long time wanted to do comparison side by side testing of the MK 262 class loadings. The match loads using bullets around the 77gr weight are popular and they should be. The 75-80gr bullets in 556MM seated to magazine length is Continue reading “A Look At Various 77gr Factory 5.56MM Match Loads”

What Happened to the Winchester Hybrid X?

I was questioned the other day about the various “screwdriver bit” projectiles, and remembered the patent for the Winchester Hybrid X. After a brief blitz of publicity from SHOT Show 2018, the Hybrid X quickly faded into obscurity. As the name implied, it was an odd hybrid of a screwdriver-style polymer tip fitted to aContinue reading “What Happened to the Winchester Hybrid X?”

Tom Burczynski’s Latest Projectile Design

Folks may not recognize Burczynski’s name, but they definitely know at least one of his commercial projectile designs: Hydra-Shok, Starfire, Quik-Shok, EFMJ/Guard Dog, and Golden Saber Black Belt.

Good or Garbage in SBRs? 77gr OTM 5.56 from Black Hills

By our pal, Sunshine Shooter Well first up, it’s not garbage. This is some really neat stuff. I just needed a clickbait title for the search engines. What I’m trying to do is find out is if this ammo is good for what the internet says it it’s good for: basically everything. I have aContinue reading “Good or Garbage in SBRs? 77gr OTM 5.56 from Black Hills”