Originally Posted by
Eurodriver
My issue with the slow speed of the 64/62gr GDs is that I try to maintain consistency across rifles. I use those rounds for home defense, but home defense means something different for me than for somebody else. Home defense means shooting a coyote at 180+ yards off my back porch. I also like going coyote hunting which is 200+ all day long.
The speed sucks for that. I could always use two different cartridges, but why can't anyone make a faster 5.56 rated ~62gr bonded loaded round?
Once these gold dots run out, I'm just going to load my own.
XM556SBCT3.....the vaunted "FBI load". Good luck finding it though. I have ~ 700rds of it bought prior to the current tom-foolery when the picken's were good. It's essentially the 62gr Trophy Bonded Bear Claw JSP load at 5.56 pressure.
I also have about half that number of the 64gr Gold Dots. I too have wondered why Speer only did a limited run of 5.56 pressure loads then mostly went to .223.
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