JohnFireingLine
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I have used the search function here but the information is scattered so I will collate my questions here:
Disclaimer: I do subscribe to the thinking that a shotgun is the preferred choice for home defense. But this thread is about AR-15 and defensive ammo specifically. My Ar-15 eats .55gr ammo.
1. FMJ vs Softpoint .223 ammunition
Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J08rYrWzwug&t=89s
I seem to be reading quite a bit that softpoint is a bad HD choice. But in this video there is rapid expansion and fragmentation in the ranges of 10 to 12 inches. To me this looks like a desirable outcome. Am I missing anything?
Potential HD Ammo Candidate For my AR-15: Hornady frontier spire spire point .223
2. Someone I knew well told me that TAP Ammo was the way to go.
Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UggBMLHip5o
But in this video it seems to me that at .55 grains the outcome of the critical defense ammo is less desirable than that of the softpoint. At 73 grains however it looks a little better. But this ammo doesn't look much better then the softpoint .223. Again am I missing something?
3. What is your preferred .223 HD load for an Ar-15 and why? I would like to hear suggestions.
Disclaimer: I do subscribe to the thinking that a shotgun is the preferred choice for home defense. But this thread is about AR-15 and defensive ammo specifically. My Ar-15 eats .55gr ammo.
1. FMJ vs Softpoint .223 ammunition
Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J08rYrWzwug&t=89s
I seem to be reading quite a bit that softpoint is a bad HD choice. But in this video there is rapid expansion and fragmentation in the ranges of 10 to 12 inches. To me this looks like a desirable outcome. Am I missing anything?
Potential HD Ammo Candidate For my AR-15: Hornady frontier spire spire point .223
2. Someone I knew well told me that TAP Ammo was the way to go.
Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UggBMLHip5o
But in this video it seems to me that at .55 grains the outcome of the critical defense ammo is less desirable than that of the softpoint. At 73 grains however it looks a little better. But this ammo doesn't look much better then the softpoint .223. Again am I missing something?
3. What is your preferred .223 HD load for an Ar-15 and why? I would like to hear suggestions.