Anyone got 5.56 X-TAC info? Complaints? Praise? Etc?
It’s my preferred plinking ammo, but I have to remove the H-buffer and install a regular carbine buffer in my pinned-to-16 14.5" to get reliable cycling.
It chronos ~2650 out of my 16" MRP, and cycles fine even with an H2 buffer. Generally holds 1.5-2 MOA as well, so I’m happy with the accuracy.
Interesting. I’ve had no real issues running an H or carbine buffer in the 3 middies I’ve had, except one. That turned out to be a bad extractor spring. After replacement, I never had another issue. Some middies are finicky (BCM get mentioned quite a bit and DD on occasion).
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Actually put a box through my AR worked just fine, didn’t chrony it though. :rolleyes: I put it over the chrony after reading some of the posts here about problems and being slow, like I said I hadn’t chronied them for a few years ! I try to get any new lots over the chrony to check quality of the loads. This happen to be the first PMC I’ve bought in quite awhile. Probably the last factory stuff I’ll buy for along time. Especially with prices the way they are!:rolleyes:
PSA and S&W… You’d think they would be over gassed, lol.
PMC & Wolf 223 work flawlessly in my 10.5 Noveske with blue springco and H3.
I’ve used PMC in my SW and Colt with no problems. Accuracy is sub par but as far as blaster ammo or training it fits the bill
Closest thing to genuine M193 in my opinion. Very fast (3300fps/20in.), very nice looking, M193 accurate.
I’ve had good results with the X-Tac also.
Back in the old days, I found that X-TAC was only minimally more expensive than PMC Bronze at PSA and I agree it’s great ammo. However, it tends to be pretty hard on my gongs. No reason IMHO to use XTAC over Bronze.
True, but not as bad as some of the others listed. The gas port on the Colt barrel is about .064, while some of the Bushmasters I’ve measured at over .070, Olympic Arms is the worst at .090 to .100
Local range had just gotten in some PMC X-TAC and Bronze. My S&W prefers the X-TAC. Price was still up there at $13.49. 5.56 X-TAC holds a better group than the .223 Bronze