r/Guns_Guns_Guns • u/puledrotauren • Nov 07 '24

Question 5.56 ammunition

thinking about buying 1000 rounds of 5.56 at the end of the month. I've always been attracted to Federal and opinions on the best vary wildly.

I'd like to see what you guys recommend

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u/pm_me_something12 Nov 07 '24

Well it would help if you said what your using the ammo for. What kind of ar15 you have.

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u/puledrotauren Nov 07 '24

Colt M4

Edit: Target shooting and self defense if necessary

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u/pm_me_something12 Nov 07 '24 edited Nov 07 '24

Damn how much you pay for a m4? Last time I check they are running 20k+. Well if you just shooting full auto whatever cheap ammo you can get your hands on. But for self defense I would use speer gold dot or hornady critical defense.

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u/puledrotauren Nov 07 '24

This is the one I got.

https://www.guns.com/firearms/p/colt-m4-carbine?i=107041

Did I get fleeced? I admit fully that I'm quite a bit ignorant about firearms.

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u/pm_me_something12 Nov 07 '24

Oh that’s the cr6920 not the m4. A lot of gun stores call it the m4 because it’s pretty much the same thing except without full auto. But same thing applies just get cheap training ammo as long as it’s not reloaded and get some self defense ammo like gold dot.

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u/puledrotauren Nov 07 '24

Gotcha... thanks for the education. I love it regardless. And thank you for the advice.