55gr bullet question

poker2112 · September 11, 2007, 08:19 PM

i have 4 different boxes of 55gr fmj bullets........ i didnt put a name on the boxes.....forgot what kind they are.........is there any way to tell them by manufacture and type? or are they all the same....

amamnn · September 11, 2007, 10:49 PM

There can be differences in the jacket and ogive which will change the way they fly and the start pressure. If I were in your situation I would consign them all to the practice/plinking bin and be sure not to load them to max charge.

castnblast · September 11, 2007, 11:01 PM

what do you do w/ FMJ's other than plink?

Martyn4802 · September 12, 2007, 07:03 AM

I never got any kind of good accuracy from FMJ bullets.
The might be good for sighting in a rifle, but have no hunting value.

Martyn

Ammo Junky · September 16, 2007, 10:04 AM

Hornady is the beas 55gr fmj at reasonable prices. Sierra is probably better, but cost twice as much.

September 11, 2007, 08:19 PM	#1
poker2112 Member Join Date: September 24, 2006 Posts: 62	55gr bullet question i have 4 different boxes of 55gr fmj bullets........ i didnt put a name on the boxes.....forgot what kind they are.........is there any way to tell them by manufacture and type? or are they all the same....

September 11, 2007, 10:49 PM	#2
amamnn Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2006 Location: WA, the left armpit of the USA Posts: 1,323	There can be differences in the jacket and ogive which will change the way they fly and the start pressure. If I were in your situation I would consign them all to the practice/plinking bin and be sure not to load them to max charge.

September 11, 2007, 11:01 PM	#3
castnblast Senior Member Join Date: July 2, 2006 Location: Corpus Christi TX Posts: 1,148	what do you do w/ FMJ's other than plink?

September 12, 2007, 07:03 AM	#4
Martyn4802 Senior Member Join Date: June 12, 2007 Location: Grayling, Michigan Posts: 737	I never got any kind of good accuracy from FMJ bullets. The might be good for sighting in a rifle, but have no hunting value. Martyn

September 16, 2007, 10:04 AM	#5
Ammo Junky Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: IL Posts: 537	Hornady is the beas 55gr fmj at reasonable prices. Sierra is probably better, but cost twice as much.