by Hoot » Thu Jul 26, 2018 4:36 am
After the first time out shooting and cleaning repeatedly, I broke mine in just shooting it with reloading experiments. Wait a while before worrying about stab crimping. I didn't use any special ammo, I just shot it. The evidence of the bore being broke in is not a night and day observation, it just gets a little better over time. I have probably tossed around 500) 225 FTX bullets over time, mainly because they made me feel good about my shooting capabilities. This was my first sincere effort to shoot an AR well and since they need more effort than a bolt action, the trigger time was a double payoff. The 225 FTX holds up to the 450b velocity just fine, at least from my experience. If you watch your sales and Midway special deals on blems, you can get them from time to time, cheaper than non-discounted 230 FMJ bullets. First impressions have a lasting impact. Shoot bullets that will boast your confidence. I've never used light loads for anything other than fire forming bottleneck calibers.
Hoot
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