AR-15 Accuracy
07-09-2007, 11:34 AM
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AR-15 Accuracy
My AR, a bushmaster 16" shorty carbine A3 upperwith M4 barrel shoots about 4-5MOA at 100 yards with my EOTech sight. I shot 62gr wolf FMJ, 55gr Wolf FMJ, 55gr Wolf HP, and M193, and M855. The 55gr wolf FMJ shot the best. About 3.5MOA at 100 yards.
Is this about what I can expect with the cheap ammo? I can deal with that, as its a bang bang fun gun, but expected it to at least get 2MOA. But with the EOTech, it might be me. It has some parallax at 200 yards I notice.
Not sure whether to reload for it. I have 2000 rounds to go thru. I would buy some Black hills or quality ammo, but not sure if its going to shoot better.
Is this about what I can expect with the cheap ammo? I can deal with that, as its a bang bang fun gun, but expected it to at least get 2MOA. But with the EOTech, it might be me. It has some parallax at 200 yards I notice.
Not sure whether to reload for it. I have 2000 rounds to go thru. I would buy some Black hills or quality ammo, but not sure if its going to shoot better.
07-09-2007, 12:49 PM
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2006
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RE: AR-15 Accuracy
You NEED to RELOAD and work up a load with conventional scope mounted,THEN mount your cqc sight. If it didn't do better than that,I'd have it apart faster than you could blink modifying/changing/accurizing it!
07-09-2007, 12:50 PM
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RE: AR-15 Accuracy
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With the M193 and 885, you should be doing 2" at 100yards easily. Have youtried mounting a regular scope? If not, I would, if only for discovering the guns accuracy potential and what ammo if prefers.
With the M193 and 885, you should be doing 2" at 100yards easily. Have youtried mounting a regular scope? If not, I would, if only for discovering the guns accuracy potential and what ammo if prefers.
07-09-2007, 03:11 PM
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2006
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RE: AR-15 Accuracy
I do not shoot the inexpensive ammo in my rifle-so I can not speak to it. I do shoot The Black Hills, Red Box, 50 grain V-Max Varmint in my RR Varminter. I am very impressed with th BH accuracy. I can shoot 2 inch(just under), 5 shot groups at 300 yards. That is as good as I can shoot. I do not doubt that it would shoot better. I have been reloading for 30 years, and I consider myself to be fairly proficient at reloading. I do not think I could get much more out of my RR by reloading. I bought a bunch on sale. And I am about to buy a whole bunch more(IMO the price is about to rise drastically again). I reload for every centerfire I can think of, except for my RR Varminter. Tom.
07-09-2007, 08:57 PM
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RE: AR-15 Accuracy
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I do not shoot the inexpensive ammo in my rifle-so I can not speak to it. I do shoot The Black Hills, Red Box, 50 grain V-Max Varmint in my RR Varminter. I am very impressed with th BH accuracy. I can shoot 2 inch(just under), 5 shot groups at 300 yards. That is as good as I can shoot. I do not doubt that it would shoot better. I have been reloading for 30 years, and I consider myself to be fairly proficient at reloading. I do not think I could get much more out of my RR by reloading. I bought a bunch on sale. And I am about to buy a whole bunch more(IMO the price is about to rise drastically again). I reload for every centerfire I can think of, except for my RR Varminter. Tom.
I do not shoot the inexpensive ammo in my rifle-so I can not speak to it. I do shoot The Black Hills, Red Box, 50 grain V-Max Varmint in my RR Varminter. I am very impressed with th BH accuracy. I can shoot 2 inch(just under), 5 shot groups at 300 yards. That is as good as I can shoot. I do not doubt that it would shoot better. I have been reloading for 30 years, and I consider myself to be fairly proficient at reloading. I do not think I could get much more out of my RR by reloading. I bought a bunch on sale. And I am about to buy a whole bunch more(IMO the price is about to rise drastically again). I reload for every centerfire I can think of, except for my RR Varminter. Tom.
07-09-2007, 09:40 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Louisiana
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RE: AR-15 Accuracy
I shoot a sporter AK chambered in .223 and I use the Wolf ammo all the time at the range. It is not very accurate ammunition. The best luck I have had with the cheap stuff is the Silver Bear 62gr. HP. The better ammo really shrinks the groups up, especially with the 16 inch barrel and semi-auto format.
07-10-2007, 10:46 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: AR-15 Accuracy
I don't shoot wolf either. I would try the South African .308 surplus stuff. I've had goo results with it in my LTR. It's probably very similar to Lake City.
I've heard some sketchy things about Bushmasters.....
I've heard some sketchy things about Bushmasters.....
07-10-2007, 11:10 AM
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RE: AR-15 Accuracy
Hey guys, its not only about wolf. I shot M193, and 855 thru it. I have also shot the crap PMP south african crap, and remington. Question is, does any one else have the Bushmaster Chrome Lined 16" Shorty Carbine and if they do, how is yours shooting? I realize RR and Bushmaster DCM comp, and others shoot like noones business. But they are a totally different gun. You can't compare the two.
Tom, what kinda AR do you have?
Brut, you don't even own one. Give us a break.
Tom, what kinda AR do you have?
Brut, you don't even own one. Give us a break.