blackrebel88 0 Posted May 14, 2020 Report Share Posted May 14, 2020 (edited) New member here I am contributor over at Akfiles. I picked up a Definitive Arms .223 Saiga recently and I am a noob when it comes to .223 ammo. I have shot 5.45x39 exclusively in the past. Looking for your thoughts on the best self defense ammo? I recently picked up 1,000rds of brown bear .223 62gr soft point. About to buy a couple more thousand rounds and wanted to know your guys opinion. what is your guys thoughts on Russian HP vs SP for self defense and 55gr vs 62gr? Edited May 15, 2020 by blackrebel88 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patriot 7,197 Posted May 14, 2020 Report Share Posted May 14, 2020 12GA buckshot 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jerry52 893 Posted May 27, 2020 Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 I reload my own using Hornady 55 gr red tipped sst I stopped using factory ammo years ago. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
308SAIGA 55 Posted October 2, 2020 Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 It all depends on the twist rate of the barrel, I have no idea what the 223 version is, let's say it is a 1X9 twist then a 55gr up to a 64gr would work for the rifle now you have to find the right powder and tweak it same for the 1X8 twist then we all know that the best weight would be 69gr.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jerry52 893 Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 It is 1X9 and I load my round a bit hot and the do just fine. It's not like I will be shooting it a 1000 yards. Zeroed at 200 and that is all I want Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patriot 7,197 Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 If you MUST use 5.56, then frangible or Ballistic Tip is the way to go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jerry52 893 Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 Yep! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunfun 3,931 Posted December 12, 2020 Report Share Posted December 12, 2020 Honestly most 55 grain soft points are going to be pretty good. Some of the 77 OTM stuff has good performance in 556. If the same bullets are available in similar velocities in 5.45x39 they would do well. 556 is an effective caliber, and 545 is more or less the same thing. Most of the 62 grain ish stuff are not great performers. I know I would be comfortable loading a hornady 55 grain soft point in 545, and expecting adequate performance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patriot 7,197 Posted December 12, 2020 Report Share Posted December 12, 2020 (edited) The purple colored rounds marked "Training" are, in fact frangibles that cause some very NASTY wounds. I use them on groundhogs with explosively chunky results. Edited December 12, 2020 by patriot Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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