Was wondering if anybody had any experience with the American Eagle 50gr varmint tipped stuff gun shitty is selling atm. Have a bushmaster with a 1 in 8 twist so think it may be too light but never know.
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Was wondering if anybody had any experience with the American Eagle 50gr varmint tipped stuff gun shitty is selling atm. Have a bushmaster with a 1 in 8 twist so think it may be too light but never know.
Im wondering the same. Had a mate use it in his 1-9 AR and said it was rubbish but im wanting to put it thru a 1-12 CZ 527 so was thinking the 50gr would be ok.
Not saying it wont shoot in a 1-9 as im not sure if my mate had any luck with heavier grain or not. Might have just been him lol.
Anyone use it in a 1-12 twist?
Opps, think my mates poor results may not have been the ammo lol. Check this review out Ammo Review - AE AR223 50gr Tipped Varmint - YouTube
Saw another written review stating in a 1-12 twist it was between .6 at best to 1.5 moa at worst. Shot over different days etc.
Im getting me some for my 1-12 twist. The guy in the above youtube review was shooting a 1-9 twist so you should be ok with this stuff. But it may be right on the border for a 1-8.
Cheers.
My Marlin with its 1-9 twist does not group well with the 50-55gr have gone with 63gr and now just loaded up some 68gr.
Its the only ammo i have so far tried in my 1in12 howa. Shoots just on half moa in mine.
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$25 box or $112 for 5box's (100rds)Quote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
In a quality rifle, lighter stuff will group well with a fast twist rate
My 1:7" AR shoots extremely well with 55gr, and my 1:8" .223AI shot tiny groups with 40 through to 80gr
No such thing as "too fast twist" if using decent bullets.
American eagle bullets might not be "decent" though
I can left you know in another month when i get time to head to the range. mine is a 1 in 9 twist
I saw good reviews regarding this ammo, seem accurate enough for what i wanted out for, and when i saw it for 500rd for $399 a couple of months ago, i grabbed two of them as it was going to be just for plinking and in the back of my mind, it would be cheap shells for reloading. (ideally i wanted Training Hornady ammo, but couldn't find any at the time)
Just grab a few boxes and give it ago,
It appears they are 50gn Vmax projectiles.
But the tips are grey, i was playing with them yesterday, i've only seen the Vmax in Red and Zombie Green:)Quote:
Originally Posted by outdoorlad
Unless they got Hornady to do a special run for them.
My Rem 223 (1:12) came with a few boxes of the American Eagle 50gn Hollow Points, rather than those ballistic tips, but it liked them a lot. Fairly consistently a shade under 1/2 MOA. Sounds like it's probably a pretty similar loading to these ones.
American Eagle is a premium Federal brand, AFAIK.
I have used it in a 1:12 twist and found good. I was told at the shop it may not shot in a 1:9 as it may come apart, thin jacket.Quote:
Originally Posted by Littledog
That's hilariously unlikely to happen at .223 speeds
i hope not i've 1000rd in a 1:9 to shoot. i'll find out in a couple of weeks.
I shoot it through a Ruger Hawkeye and have great accuracy, slightly better even than the American Eagle 50gr hollow points that were previously available.
My rifle has a 1:9 twist.
I use quite a lot of it shooting wallabies and it shoots much better in my rifle than the Hornady Training ammo that my mates all use and it comes in brass cases. The only thing is if you want to shoot something bigger remember it is only a 50gr projectile that blows up quick.
The only downside I have is the silly little packets it is packed in. To get around that I just throw the packets away and put the ammo in a MTM or plano plastic ammo box.