Curious to see what is the best brand/type of 5.56 ammo for your long term storage? I have been the following but wondered today if I have the best to hold on to or if I should be looking at additional resources........ Please let us know what your favorite is for either certain functions or in general stock. Hornady Manufacturing Company :: Ammunition :: Rifle :: Choose by Caliber :: 5.56 NATO :: 5.56 NATO 75 gr BTHP Superformance® Match FEDERAL 5.56mm XM193 RIFLE AMMUNITION | Brownells Ammo 5.56 NATO Lake City 62 Grain SS109 Penetrator Green Tip 3025 fps 20 Round Box XM855 as examples.....
Long term storage only depends on if you store your ammo under the right conditions. I used to sell surplus ammo from WW2 in the late 80's (40+ years old) and it worked fine. I don't have a 5.56 sniper rifle so green tip is what I prefer for obvious reasons.
Most of what I have is green tip.... Though I have a bunch of TAP as well since I do have a reach out and get you plinker. I had a friend that does sales, offer 1k BALL at $350... does that sound like a tasty cost per unit?
$350 is not bad if there is no shipping cost. Ammo prices are going down (FINALLY) and LC green tip is $400 plus shipping. Ammo 5.56 NATO Lake City XM855 FMJ 62 Grain Steel Penetrator 1000 Loose Bulk Case 3025 fps
223 is not a preferred perpetrator round with my buds. They prefer at least 30 cals for their AP needs. They reload their own in all kinds and for specific situations.
So far hunting with the .223 I use the Nosler silver tip loaded with H-4895 at 24.4 gr. Pushing a 55 gr projectile
lake city 62 gr. is what I hide away... will explain more in detail later. Gotta head back to work in a few minutes.
My go-to mags are loaded with Winchester RA556B 62 grain bonded soft point and I have enough for a second reload of all the mags. Long term storage is M193 from various manufacturers.
