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loading up some XM855 62gr bulletsRelated content
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Great picture to teach someone the difference between a clip and a magazine.
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Yea, but some people like politicians still would not know the difference even if you stapled it to there eyes.
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Using stripper-clips to...
omfg, this is genius.
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This is standard practice. Leaving magazines fully-loaded for long periods of time, especially aluminium-bodied magazines like these, causes the lips to bend out of shape from the upward force of the compressed spring. "Lip creep" leads to a really high rate of double-feed malfunctions. For this reason, the magazines are traditionally stored empty while the ammunition is stored on stripper clips, and the "spoon" adapter makes for very quick work of loading when you actually need to go to war.
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Good 2 know. Either that or I'll rig some sort of spring-release system.
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Well, Magpul PMAGs are pretty awesome because they come with a snap-on dust cover that pushed the ammunition down, away from the lips, so you can leave them fully loaded indefinitely as long as the cover is on.
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Nice. I already knew about Magpul. They're pretty awsm.
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The one in the middle yes. The other two are just normal G.I magazine.
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I like the 20 round colt mags. Glad to see i'm not alone.
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Yea I like the steal magazine more then the plastic
Ones.
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All USGI AR-15 magazine bodies are aluminium. The original, 20-round Colt Metalform magazines from the 1960's and early 70's have cast aluminium followers, don't know if yours does. There are no steel USGI bodies or followers.
Just trying to be informative, not a jerk... sorry if it comes off that way. :/
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Can't tell you how many times I cut my fingers doing that!
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If you want fun, load a rpd belt by hand.
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No rpd, but fn mag yeah.. lots of fun
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XM855?
What is the difference with the M855?
Is it Xperimental?
And what about the new M855A1?
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it is pretty much the same. some say the X stands for surplus overruns from normal M855 military ammo. chances are it is just marketing. i just put down what was on the box it came in.
as for the M855A1, i did not find any for sale. but the idea behind it is the bullet is made out of all copper with a steal tip. so no lead in it.
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Yes, I know about the M855A1;
I ask just to find out the difference with that XM855, which I never heard about...
From this [link] , it appears that the new M855A1 is a Great Round, which will keep newer Calibers like the 6.5mm Grendel and the 6.8mm SPC still "at Range"!
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It is hard to say if they will replace the 5.56 but I think they will not. It might not have the out right stopping power of the bigger rounds but it does some serious damage to the human body. If look around on the internet you can find a couple picture of what a 5.56 does to the body and it is pretty brutal.
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Ehm sorry, are you referring to the newer Calibers (6.5mm Grendel and 6.8mm SPC) or to the M855A1 Rounds, when you used "they" at the beginning?
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I don't think they will replace the 5.56 with the 6.5 and 6.8. It would cost to much to do so and the 5.56 depite the lack of stopping power, it does a lot of damage to the human body.
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Ah, OK now: I thought you were talking about the M855A1...
Yes, I fully agree at the moment:
the 5.56mm NATO, along with the 7.62mm NATO, will be used at least for the next 10-20 years!
Both are very accurate, with the 5.56 being smaller, lighter, slightly faster and in some cases more penetrating;
while the 7.62 retaining higher Stopping Power and longer Range!
The 6.5 is very accurate as well, but rather larger compared to the 5.56;
while the 6.8 having more Stopping Power than the 5.56, but less than the 7.62 and shorter Range than both the 5.56 and the 7.62...
Am I correct?
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Yep. You would be correct. I would even take the 7.62x39mm over the 6.5/6.8. Might not be the best but it is a good all around round.
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Yes, even that Round, but mainly for AKs!
Personally, I would also consider the .338 Norma Magnum, which is the chambering for the Experimental LWMMG ([link] )...
Unfortunately, I can't say the same for the 5.45mm Soviet: I heard it is crappy...
What do you think about the AAC .300 BLK?
Is it a good Subsonic Round?
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Yea that 338 lwmmg super sexy.
As for the black out, I'm not sure. It seems like a good round. But read that 7.62 NATO Is better even subsonic. The black out is made for sbr. But now you are starting to see a lot of 7.62 NATO rifle. Just really hard to say, it seems good but if the 7.62 NATO can do the same plus more. Why would one invest into it.
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Yes, I agree...
What do you know about the .50 Beowulf?
And what do you think about the 6.8 UCC ([link] ), the 6mm SAW ([link] ) and the 6.5 MPC ([link] )?
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Those big bore ar pretty crazy. No real use for military. The round(s) are hard to find, they cost more. They are fun my dad has a 450 bushmaster.they are good to 100 yards, but past that they drop like a rock. When I say " they" I mean all the big bore ar rounds(450 bushmaster, 458 socom and the 50 beowulf)
As far as the other round the 6.5mpc sounds like a drecent round. Anything using the 5.56 round as a base round is good, just need to switch out the barrel. No need for a new bolt or any other parts.
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Once again, I agree!
Especially for that Kramer 6.8 UCC, since it has many Advantages over the 6.8 SPC - which retains only a slightly higher Muzzle Velocity over the 6.8 UCC;
also considering that the 6.8 SPC requires dedicated Magazines that, with the same Height of a 30-Round 5.56 Magazine, hold 28 Rounds... - !
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That is one thing I kind of like about the 300 black out it uses a 5.56 case necked out to take 308 bullets. Just need a new barrel every other thing stays the same. Just the. 300 black out is still pretty new. If hornady get be hind it and puts it in the next reloading book I might jump on that band wagon. If someone comes out with a 300 black out ak, I think that would be sweet.
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