Tag: M855
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ATF proposes to ban all ammunition sales to civilians
OK folks, this was an April Fool’s Day prank in response to the never-ending bad news out of Washington. I suggest you check out some of our gun reviews: Handgun Reviews. Rifle Reviews. Optics. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives announced today that all ammunition sales to civilians will be phased out…
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Surplus 5.45x39mm: 7N6 – You Should Have Stocked Up
Introduction For the purposes of this article we compared the commercial M855 loading for the 5.56mm to the 1980s Russian 7N6 5.45x39mm surplus round. Both rounds were evaluated out of 16 inch barrels, as that is the most common option to the civilian rifleman. Both the AR-15 carbine in 5.45 and commercial AK-74 variants use…
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Graphic Results from live-fire 7N6 Surplus 5.45x39mm rounds – video included
In previous articles, I’ve examined the cost benefit of shooting 7n6 surplus instead of commercial M855 5.56x45mm. In this follow-up article, we will examine the various characteristics of the 7N6 surplus round that lend themselves to Serious Social Purposes. Both rounds were evaluated out of 16 inch barrels, as that is the most common option to…