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5.56 NATO / 5.56mm NATO (Barnes Data - 2010)

Warning! Notes: case: LC 09; case trim length: 1.750"; primer: Fed 205; barrel length: 20"; twist rate: 1:7". NOTE: To stabilize in flight, 45-grain Banded Spitzers and 53-grain TSX bullets require a 1:12" or faster twist; 62-grain TSX and 55-grain MPG bullets need a 1:9" or faster twist. The 36-grain Varmint Grenade works fine in barrels with a 1:14" twist, while the 70-grain TSX needs a 1:8" or faster twist. The 50-grain Varmint Grenade requires a 1:10" or faster twist.

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Wt.	Bullet	Powder Manufacturer	Powder	Charge	Velocity (FPS)
36	Barnes VG FB	Hodgdon	Benchmark	Subscribe	3407
Remarks: minimum
36	Barnes VG FB	Hodgdon	Benchmark	Subscribe	3695
Remarks: maximum
36	Barnes VG FB	Hodgdon	H-335	Subscribe	3428
Remarks: minimum
36	Barnes VG FB	Hodgdon	H-335	Subscribe	3633
Remarks: maximum
45	Barnes TSX FB	Hodgdon	H-335	Subscribe	3151
Remarks: minimum
45	Barnes TSX FB	Hodgdon	H-335	Subscribe	3392
Remarks: maximum
45	Barnes TSX FB	Accurate	AAC-2460	Subscribe	3286
Remarks: minimum
45	Barnes TSX FB	Accurate	AAC-2460	Subscribe	3479
Remarks: maximum
50	Barnes TSX FB	Alliant	RL-10X	Subscribe	2972
Remarks: minimum
50	Barnes TSX FB	Alliant	RL-10X	Subscribe	3217
Remarks: maximum
50	Barnes TSX FB	Hodgdon	H-4895	Subscribe	2948
Remarks: minimum
50	Barnes TSX FB	Hodgdon	H-4895	Subscribe	3234
Remarks: maximum
50	Barnes VG FB	Accurate	AAC-2460	Subscribe	2978
Remarks: minimum
50	Barnes VG FB	Accurate	AAC-2460	Subscribe	3157
Remarks: maximum
50	Barnes VG FB	Hodgdon	H-4895	Subscribe	2887
Remarks: minimum
50	Barnes VG FB	Hodgdon	H-4895	Subscribe	3158
Remarks: maximum
53	Barnes TSX FB	Hodgdon	H-4895	Subscribe	2886
Remarks: minimum
53	Barnes TSX FB	Hodgdon	H-4895	Subscribe	3199
Remarks: maximum
53	Barnes TSX FB	Ramshot	TAC	Subscribe	2958
Remarks: minimum
53	Barnes TSX FB	Ramshot	TAC	Subscribe	3161
Remarks: maximum
55	Barnes TSX FB	Hodgdon	H-4895	Subscribe	2930
Remarks: minimum
55	Barnes TSX FB	Hodgdon	H-4895	Subscribe	3160
Remarks: maximum
55	Barnes TSX FB	Ramshot	TAC	Subscribe	2910
Remarks: minimum
55	Barnes TSX FB	Ramshot	TAC	Subscribe	3144
Remarks: maximum
55	Barnes RRLP FB	Alliant	RL-10X	Subscribe	2805
Remarks: minimum
55	Barnes RRLP FB	Alliant	RL-10X	Subscribe	3021
Remarks: maximum
55	Barnes RRLP FB	Hodgdon	H-4895	Subscribe	2830
Remarks: minimum
55	Barnes RRLP FB	Hodgdon	H-4895	Subscribe	3092
Remarks: maximum
62	Barnes TSX BT	Alliant	RL-15	Subscribe	2783
Remarks: minimum
62	Barnes TSX BT	Alliant	RL-15	Subscribe	3019
Remarks: maximum
62	Barnes TSX BT	Ramshot	TAC	Subscribe	2825
Remarks: minimum
62	Barnes TSX BT	Ramshot	TAC	Subscribe	3027
Remarks: maximum
70	Barnes TSX BT	Hodgdon	H-335	Subscribe	2535
Remarks: minimum
70	Barnes TSX BT	Hodgdon	H-335	Subscribe	2734
Remarks: maximum
70	Barnes TSX BT	Ramshot	TAC	Subscribe	2675
Remarks: minimum
70	Barnes TSX BT	Ramshot	TAC	Subscribe	2866
Remarks: maximum