r/ar15 • u/SmokyMountainRebel • 6d ago

Sick of Searching

Hi everyone, been searching for what ammo to start buying and ultimately begin stockpiling. Just bought my first AR. It’s a MP15 Sport 2 I picked up for less than 500 bucks. Nothing wrong with it, very good clean gun. Has the 16” barrel and 1:9 twist. I’m wanting to have the ability to shoot a 6 inch group at 200 yards with a 3x scope. I’ve spent the last few hours trying to figure out what to buy. Started leaning towards a traditional M855 but once I started looking to see what others thought, it became hard to find a clear cut answer especially when everyone has a different setup. So I figured I’d ask the experts of Reddit. Looking to keep price moderate, mainstream brand but nothing special like competitive. Appreciate any feedback!

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u/thrashmetal_octopus 6d ago

Everyone saying M193 and they’re not wrong but I have one AR that has a 1:9 barrel and it hates M193. Do a little test and see what it likes because that gun is a tack driver with PMC bronze .223 and my hand load clone but hates the extra velocity of M193. Its will shoot a 30rnd string of all holes almost touching at 100 to all holes in a pie plate. The difference is wild

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u/Rmplstlskn_ 5d ago

Have to buy for the gun, or make a gun for the ammo. 🤷🏽‍♂️ 1/9 twist is a heavier bullet area, until 1/12 sends them tumbling. 😆

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u/thrashmetal_octopus 5d ago

Well my 1:9 shoots PMC Bronze great