5.56/.223 Defense Ammo

[sgb]

It is self-evident. Civilians don't engage in the same type of gunfights as police officers. Civilians don't have the same rights and responsibilities as law enforcement. Civilians are much more likely to get personally sued if they accidentally shoot an innocent bystander.

Civilians can only fire their weapons under much more limited circumstances.

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So the only thing you have to support your thesis is conjecture.

[DefensiveCarry.com]

[sgb]

Oh well...an assailant, well hit with the very worst of the .223 ammunition marketed, could be said to be having a bad day.

A Bad Guy having a bad day can still kill you. The object is to stop the threat, not ruin their day.

[bmcgilvray]

Only one opinion but, at typical self-defense distances, the worst .223 ammunition ought to best most of the popular self defense handgun cartridge offerings constantly discussed here on the Forum.

Since we're on the subject of stopping the threat we might as well keep a sense of proportion.


"Did you hear about the Midnight Rambler?
Everybody got to go
Did you heard about the Midnight Rambler,
the one that shut the kitchen door?

He don't give a hoot of warning
wrapped up in a black cat cloak
He don't go in the light of the morning
He's split, the time the cockerel crows."

[LongRider]

So the advantages of using such ammo by a civilian acting in self-defense in an urban setting far outweigh the fact that it will not penetrate as deep as law enforcement ammo will.

Leave the law enforcement ammo to the police.

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In a pod cast I listened to on self defense ammo Massad Ayoob made a statement that I thought was pretty sound advise coming from an experienced LEO, firearms trainer, firearms and self defense expert. To paraphrase what he said on the topic of justifying the use of LEO ammo in a self defense shooting he said "If it is good enough for the police to use, to defend and protect me and my family, than he figures it is good enough for him to use to defend himself and his family." I concur, which is in part why Federal LEO HST is in all my SD handguns. I see no reason to change that philosophy for long guns. When the goblins come a knockin I want the most effective zombie stoppers available.

[Jason Storm]

Since I buy more amounts of rifle ammunition than and other gun ammo and self-defense ammo in 5.56/.223 is expensive, I simply keep it simple by buying any FMJ ammo in both calibers from PMC, Winchester, Sellier and Benoit (this one from Germany and it's reliable from range shooting), and American Eagle.

[TN_Mike]

+1 to the 75gr Hornady TAP.

Make that +2. Same here.

[LanceORYGUN]

So the only thing you have to support your thesis is conjecture.

No, it is a plain simple fact. Civilians don't go around chasing people, and shooting at them as they flee, like law enforcement does. Nor do they shoot at people inside automobiles Nor do they shoot at people who have barricaded themselves.

Civilian self-defense shooting takes place under much more limited circumstances. If you shoot someone outside of those limitations, then you are probably going to be criminally charged.

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[LanceORYGUN]

I concur, which is in part why Federal LEO HST is in all my SD handguns. I see no reason to change that philosophy for long guns.

Well, but he was talking about handgun ammo, not rifle ammo.

Rifle ammo is much more powerful. It has much greater range, too.

When the goblins come a knockin I want the most effective zombie stoppers available.

The problem is, though, that there are no zombies or goblins. There are only bad human beings. And they have rights, just like you do. You cannot shoot them with a mindset that they are a zombie, and not human.

Here is some test footage of the 60 gr Hornady VMAX being fired into soaked newspapers, which is sort of a poor man's gelatin test. The deep, gigantic hole that this bullet produces would be fatal in any solid torso hit.






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[LanceORYGUN]

Here is a video from a hunt where a .24 caliber 75 gr VMAX bullet hits a deer at 400 yards. Just look at the way that this nice buck drops stone dead right where he stood.

It happens at the 2:55 mark in the video.




NOTE: The reason why the shot is so very quiet is because the fellow has a suppressor on his AR-15.


Here is another nice Buck that drops instantly from the 75 gr VMAX, this time at 150 yards. This happens at the 2:10 mark in the video:


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[sgb]

No, it is a plain simple fact. Civilians don't go around chasing people, and shooting at them as they flee, like law enforcement does. Nor do they shoot at people inside automobiles Nor do they shoot at people who have barricaded themselves.

Civilian self-defense shooting takes place under much more limited circumstances. If you shoot someone outside of those limitations, then you are probably going to be criminally charged.

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con·jec·ture/kənˈjekCHər/
Verb: Form an opinion or supposition about (something) on the basis of incomplete information.

Sill waiting for you to post something more substantial (like professional documentation) than just your opinion to substantiate your claim.

Here is some test footage of the 60 gr Hornady VMAX being fired into soaked newspapers, which is sort of a poor man's gelatin test. The deep, gigantic hole that this bullet produces would be fatal in any solid torso hit.

WOW talk about amateur hour ...... soaked newspapers have no correlation to human (or any other living) tissues.

Here is a video from a hunt where a .24 caliber 75 gr VMAX bullet hits a deer at 400 yards. Just look at the way that this nice buck drops stone dead right where he stood.

It happens at the 2:55 mark in the video.

YouTube - ‪Suppressed White Tail Hunt 2009 - Reaction of the Deer‬‏


NOTE: The reason why the shot is so very quiet is because the fellow has a suppressor on his AR-15.


Here is another nice Buck that drops instantly from the 75 gr VMAX, this time at 150 yards. This happens at the 2:10 mark in the video:

YouTube - ‪Scottish Roebuck with 243 at 150 yards.Dropped like a stone.‬‏

A perfectly placed .22lr will do the same thing, it isn't a good choice of self defense ammunition either.

ETA: Just double checked - the VMAX doesn't come in a .223 75gr and in case you didn't realize the .243wssm isn't a .223 and a standard .243 is a necked down .308 casing ........ what next ?

[LanceORYGUN]

I found another video of hunting Scottish Roebuck with the 75 gr VMAX bullet. However, in that shooting, the deer got shot in its head. The front 3 quarters of the skull was totally blown off by the bullet, and the entire brain was evacuated and removed from the skull by the blast. The video is so extremely graphic and gory in nature, I don't believe that I can post it here.

If you want to look for it yourself on YouTube, do a search for user sako751SG. He posted both a long range video of the deer being shot at 160 yards, and also a close-up of how the 75 gr VMAX totally destroyed the deer's head.

The 75 gr VMAX is the heaviest VMAX bullet in 6mm caliber, just as the 60 gr VMAX is the heaviest in .22 caliber. Both are known for being tougher built than the lighter weight VMAX bullets in their respective calibers.


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[LanceORYGUN]

Sill waiting for you to post something more substantial (like professional documentation) than just your opinion to substantiate your claim.

Heck, I will make things much easier than that on you. Document for us one SINGLE instance of a civilian shooting a fleeing criminal in self-defense? Document for us one single instance of a civilian shooting someone inside an automobile in self-defense. Document one single instance of a civilian shooting someone in self-defense that was barricaded? If what I am claiming is not true, that should be very easy for you to do.

But, you know what? You cannot do that, because such shooting simply don't happen. That is a simple fact, no matter what you may claim otherwise.

A perfectly placed .22lr will do the same thing, it isn't a good choice of self defense ammunition either.

Well, here you are revealing yourself as having no experience at all hunting deer. Anyone with even just limited knowledge of hunting knows that a .22 Long Rifle into the chest of a Deer is going to be a disaster. In both of these hunts, the deer got a good hit in the heart lung area. It is very common for deer hit even ideally like this, to jump and run away for quite some distance. Heck, even if you just had some experience watching deer hunting shows on TV, you would know some basic facts about deer hunting like that.

However, in both of these shots, the deer did not jump up and run away. And that was because the trauma caused by the VMAX bullet was so extremely devastating.

To claim that a 22 Long rifle could do the same only serves to reveal your inexperience and total ignorance about deer hunting.

ETA: Just double checked - the VMAX doesn't come in a .223 75gr

You are not even paying attention to what I write here, as I already explained that earlier. Go back and re-read my initial post about the 75 gr VMAX again.

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[HK Jake]

Heck, I will make things much easier than that on you. Document for us one SINGLE instance of a civilian shooting a fleeing criminal in self-defense? Document for us one single instance of a civilian shooting someone inside an automobile in self-defense. Document one single instance of a civilian shooting someone in self-defense that was barricaded? If what I am claiming is not true, that should be very easy for you to do.

But, you know what? You cannot do that, because such shooting simply don't happen. That is a simple fact, no matter what you may claim otherwise.

So, what exactly are we arguing about here? You should use a 60gr bullet rather than a 75gr bullet because of something that wouldn't happen?

How about shooting from inside a car, out? It definitely wouldn't be the first time.

[ZTF Hitman]

To answer the original post, number 1 magazine has 75 gr TAP. Number 2 magazine has 69 gr Black Hills OTM. All other mags are loaded with Lake City XM193 55grain.

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[sgb]

Heck, I will make things much easier than that on you. Document for us one SINGLE instance of a civilian shooting a fleeing criminal in self-defense?

No one but you has said anything about shooting fleeing criminals (though I'd love to hear how that ballistically differs from shooting at a charging aggressor).

Document for us one single instance of a civilian shooting someone inside an automobile in self-defense.

Man Found Not Guilty In October Jeep Shooting

Document one single instance of a civilian shooting someone in self-defense that was barricaded? If what I am claiming is not true, that should be very easy for you to do.

Anderson told a Travis County Grand Jury that he feared for his life and safety of his family when the 15-year old teen and 18-year old Daquin Wilson showed up to his home, so he told his family to hide the back bedroom and opened-up fire, shooting 15 rounds through his closed window and door with 9mm handgun. The Grand Jury decline to file any charges against Anderson.

But, you know what? You cannot do that, because such shooting simply don't happen. That is a simple fact, no matter what you may claim otherwise.

............ Do you need more?

Well, here you are revealing yourself as having no experience at all hunting deer. Anyone with even just limited knowledge of hunting knows that a .22 Long Rifle into the chest of a Deer is going to be a disaster. In both of these hunts, the deer got a good hit in the heart lung area. It is very common for deer hit even ideally like this, to jump and run away for quite some distance. Heck, even if you just had some experience watching deer hunting shows on TV, you would know some basic facts about deer hunting like that.

However, in both of these shots, the deer did not jump up and run away. And that was because the trauma caused by the VMAX bullet was so extremely devastating.

To claim that a 22 Long rifle could do the same only serves to reveal your inexperience and total ignorance about deer hunting.

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? ADD acting up?

You are not even paying attention to what I write here, as I already explained that earlier. Go back and re-read my initial post about the 75 gr VMAX again.

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Oh I'm paying very close attention but all your posting is gibberish.