IMI 5.56 Ammo

General Firearms Reloading & Ammunition
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Greetings does anyone have any experience with reloading the IMI 5.56 ammo?
I bought a bunch of this stuff for the brass for reloading after I shot it up
what I did notice is whatever powder they use is super dirty after 30+ rounds
the inside of the bolt carrier group and the firing pin is black and greasy like,
has anyone experienced this with any other powders, any thoughts would be welcome

2

I shot a fair bit of IMI 5.56 and 223 and did not notice them being dirtier than other FMJ rounds. I have/am reloading the brass, really have not noticed a difference there either.

Andy

3

Thanks for the input Andy
I have reloaded a lot of the IMI brass with 335, 2460, x terminator and 748 and the gun runs much cleaner
was just wondering what powder IMI used to make that kind of difference
Thanks again WIlliepete

4

Just out of curiosity Andy what barrel length are you running and is it a gas or a bolt gun
Thanks again WIlliepete

5

ARs, primarily a 16" middie. I run my guns pretty wet and don’t exacty clean religiously. I have no doubt the IMI ammo tends to be dirty, but I didn’t notice it. I also want to say most of the IMI that I shot was 2016 or 2017 vintage and they certainly could have changed powders since then.

Andy

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Thanks again Andy

7

I have some newer IMI and haven’t noticed any difference that I can tell from the older stuff.

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Thanks for the feed back Aaron
my IMI is 2020 vintage I like the ammo
my cleaning regiment is pretty over the top
next time I shoot the IMI I will post some pix of the firring pin and the BCG
and we can compare the powder difference between the factory IMI and my hand loads
Williepete

9

In Israel reloading was a very hard thing to get the permits to do. Something about Arabs using gun powder to build bombs.

But I have unloaded a train load of IMI ammo.

10

I have zero issues with imi brass. I have invested heavily in their mk262 rendition. It does well in 5 different AR type rifles. 14.5, 16, and 20" barrels all 1:7. I have been using the brass for reloads for years with success. My opinion of IMI brass is also based on my excellent experience with their 7.62 match brass. Good stuff.