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5.56 NATO / 5.56mm NATO AR Handloads

Warning! Notes: Colt AR-15: 1-in-12 inch twist, 18-inch barrel. NATO Custom AR-15: 1-in-7-inch twist, 18 inch barrel. Chronographing done with start screen at approximately 6 feet. All handloads used brass headstamped "BHA" (Black Hills Ammunition). Primers were CCI 400 Small Rifle. (Rifle AR Special Edition - Fall, 2013)

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Wt.	Bullet	Powder Manufacturer	Powder	Charge	Velocity (FPS)
55	Speer FMJ-BT	IMR	IMR-4198	Subscribe	2789
Remarks: Colt AR-15; mild load
55	Speer FMJ-BT	Alliant	RL-7	Subscribe	2740
Remarks: Colt AR-15; mild load
55	Speer FMJ-BT	Vihtavuori	VV-N130	Subscribe	2885
Remarks: Colt AR-15; close to M193
55	Speer FMJ-BT	Hodgdon	H-322	Subscribe	2741
Remarks: Colt AR-15; high variation
55	Speer FMJ-BT	Ramshot	TAC	Subscribe	2922
Remarks: Colt AR-15; fastest handload
55	Speer FMJ-BT	IMR	IMR-4064	Subscribe	2806
Remarks: Colt AR-15; compressed powder
55	Speer FMJ-BT	IMR	IMR-4895	Subscribe	2836
Remarks: Colt AR-15; compressed powder
55	Speer FMJ-BT	Hodgdon	Varget	Subscribe	2543
Remarks: Colt AR-15; very mild load
55	Speer FMJ-BT	Hodgdon	CFE 223	Subscribe	2839
Remarks: Colt AR-15; most accurate load
62	FMJ-BT	IMR	IMR-4198	Subscribe	2734
Remarks: NATO Custom AR-15; mild load
62	FMJ-BT	Alliant	RL-7	Subscribe	2767
Remarks: NATO Custom AR-15; mild load
62	FMJ-BT	Vihtavuori	VV-N130	Subscribe	2867
Remarks: NATO Custom AR-15; significantly faster
62	FMJ-BT	Hodgdon	H-322	Subscribe	2737
Remarks: NATO Custom AR-15; mild load
62	FMJ-BT	Ramshot	TAC	Subscribe	2897
Remarks: NATO Custom AR-15; fastest handload
62	FMJ-BT	IMR	IMR-4064	Subscribe	2747
Remarks: NATO Custom AR-15; compressed powder
62	FMJ-BT	IMR	IMR-4895	Subscribe	2827
Remarks: NATO Custom AR-15; compressed powder
62	FMJ-BT	Hodgdon	Varget	Subscribe	2705
Remarks: NATO Custom AR-15; mildest load
62	FMJ-BT	Hodgdon	CFE 223	Subscribe	2804
Remarks: NATO Custom AR-15; good potential