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Which magazines do you you guys use for an AR15?

Been thinking on getting an upper in that caliber. Or do you you think 300BLK would be better?

Hogs, and maybe deer is the reason.

Thanks for the input!

Barry

I've been using these and have been pleased

ASC Magazines 7.62X9-10RD-SS MAG ASC AR7.62X39 10RD STS BLK.

https://www.tombstonetactical.com/catalog/asc-magazines/mag-asc-ar7.62x39-10rd-sts-blk/

ASC have worked well for my nephew

For my tastes, 300/221 for sub load use. If not going that way then X39 for just regular use. I really like the x39 for banging around. Have taken a coyote the other side of 500 with one too. And its slow enough that ballistic tip type bullets don't blow up, they will go through the shields of decent boar too.. I was impressed. 125 BT exited on up to 250ish pound boars. Biggest I've had a shot at using the nephews gun

I've had no trouble at all with ASC 10 and 20 round magazines.

Mrgunsngear cites a couple of reliable 30-rounders here:

ASC 20 round. I like that it isn't terribly long.

I’ve had to have (7) out of the 10 ASC mags I’ve bought, replaced by ASC. The other three, I modified enough to function, between bending feed lips and grinding, for range use. YMMV. 300 BLK is splitting hairs for on game performance with the x39, and same weight bullets. There’s more good 300/308 bullets and loads for game. The x39 is far cheaper to shoot, with factory AMMO. The 300 can (mostly) use your 5.56 mags, and same bolt. X39 requires new bolt and mags. Your call. Neither is good much past 159, IMO.

Good info, guys!

Thanks!

Yeah, I'd be using it at 150 yards max. Just a truck and tractor rifle.

For 150 max, I would go Blackout myself.

The Barnes 110 TTSX blacktip works great.

I like the x39 for budget friendly shooting, but the 300BO has a huge selection of ammo for different purposes.

I think the best thing to do is have an upper for each.....grin.

Probably going with the 7.62x39 to start.

What kind of accuracy can I expect from an AR at 1oo yards?

My 16" PSA shoots fairly well when fed quality ammo.

Looks like my picture taking skills are lacking sometimes though.......

For a hunting gun inside 150 and a defensive gun, 1.5 moa is varmint accuracy. LOL


As long as it’s under 2.5-3, it’s more than ‘good enough’.

That's about what I'm expecting.

While I'm a stickler for accuracy in my .223 AR's, I'm just going to be shooting hogs, so 2 moa is plenty good enough for that.

I suppose you've shot some pigs with yours? It has to be doing you a good job.

Lots of night shooting here. Shot this young boar at 4am at about 85 yards night before last.

.223 right between the eyes.



Have these motion sensor lights that come on when they come in. Hogs get used to them. Fatal mistake.

Only light in this picture was that coming from the light.

Good shooting Barry!

Looks like your new dog approves! 🤠

For my dual use, deer, hog, coyote and day/night ARs, I like to be able to hit hard, with over 100gr of bullet, at 150 and in. Head shots with my 223 ARs can get sketchy under lights or with night optics, no matter how good the rifle is. Vision isn’t the best, stuff tends to move a lot, and shot angles often get twisted.

Bailey is learning the ropes!

She's snakey... Bandit wades in and growls and raises hell. Bailey just goes in biting... Not a sound. No warning. I watched her and Bandit literally tear an armadillo to pieces one night. Had to pick them up and put them in a feed sack to haul off...(I have to watch her around people too. I've caught her going in behind strangers to have a bite of them, and called her off.)

LOL

100 yards with handloaded 155gr ELD-M,







100 yards. "T" is Tula 124gr. "H" is Hornady steel case 123gr SST

Are hogs like cattle in that you can draw an "X" from ears to eyes and pop them at the center of the X?

Mostly....and you can draw a line from eye to shoulder and CNS the spine anywhere along the neck.