What .223 ammo for home defense????

[Sneaky]

Shooters:

I have an AR with a 16 inch barrell and a 1 in 9 rifle twist.
What quality .223 ammo would you recommend for home defense?

Thank-you for your assistance!

Semper Fi!

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[Gene83]

I'm using 60 grain Winchester PDX-1

I thought that I would go back and edit this and enclose a link as to why I chose the PDX-1

PDX1 Defender Product Demo



Additionally the PDX-1 is available in all the calibers that I shoot. So, I have it in .380 ACP,
.38 Special, .357 Magnum, and .45 ACP.

Should I ever have to use the ammo in a defensive situation and it appears in court, the ammo packaging clearly states that it is Defender ammo and that it is to STOP THE THREAT. It's a small thing. But, in front of a jury, it could be a very important small thing.

[gator15]

I like keeping the top half hornady tap 55gr and m855 5.56 in the bottom half in the event of body armor

[Cuda66]

I like the 55gr Barnes TSX.

[Ring]

Best Choices for Self Defense Ammo

Best Choices for Self Defense Ammo



If Barrier penetration is NOT an important factor AND your rifle can stabilize them (1:9 minimum twist rate):
Hornady 75gr OTM loads
Nosler 77gr OTM loads
Sierra 77gr SMK loads


If Barrier penetration is NOT an important factor AND your rifle can't stabilize the heavy 70+ grain bullets:
Sierra 69gr SMK loads
Hornady 68gr OTM loads
Winchester 64gr JSP (RA223R2)
Federal 64gr TRU (223L)
Hornady 60gr JSP


If your rifle is 1:12 twist rate and can only shoot lighter-weight bullets:
55gr Federal bonded JSP load (LE223T1 or P223T2)
Barnes 55gr TSX/TAC-X
50gr TSX loaded by Black Hills*


If Barrier penetration IS an important factor (most of these should work with 1:9 barrels, but use common sense in regards to twist rate requirements)
62gr Federal Trophy Bonded Bear Claw (TBBC) bonded JSP (XM556FBIT3)*
64gr Winchester solid base bonded JSP (Q3313/RA556B)*
50gr TSX loaded by Black Hills*
Speer 55 & 64gr Gold Dot JSP (5.56)*
Federal 62gr Mk318 Mod0 (T556TNB1)*
62gr Federal bonded JSP Tactical (LE223T3)
55gr Federal bonded JSP load (Tactical––LE223T1 or identical Premium Rifle––P223T2)
Swift 75gr Scirocco (usually requires 1:7 twist)
60gr Nosler Partition JSP
Remington 62gr bonded JSP
Federal 55gr TSX (T223S)
Speer 55 & 64gr Gold Dot JSP (.223)
Federal 62gr Fusion JSP (Same construction as the Gold Dot)

[sgb]

I have an AR with a 16 inch barrell and a 1 in 9 rifle twist.

Hornady 75gr OTM loads