Topic: Frangible Ammo for .223

[luvmy45]

I'm looking for a good Home Defense load for my AR, Currently I am using the Hornady TAP.

Any other suggestions? User Experiences with the TAP o rother frangible ammo.

Looking for something that won't shoot through the entire house if I missed my target.

bk

[Farlo]

I don't know if these can be had factory-loaded, but...

http://www.barnesbullets.com/products/rifle/varmint-grenade/

I just wish they'd make 'em in .308.

[luvmy45]

Dang that comes screaming out of the barrel, 4400+ feet per second! 

I would love to shoot those at some whistle pigs, but wouldn't those tear up a barrel pretty quickly? 

bk

[Farlo]

I was more worried about a bullet that light through a barrel with a tight AR twist.

[Nomad]

 Go to the web site of the AMMOMAN. COM he has 50gr bullets
they are frangible should be what your looking for....Luck

[NGO]

Dang that comes screaming out of the barrel, 4400+ feet per second! 

I would love to shoot those at some whistle pigs, but wouldn't those tear up a barrel pretty quickly? 

bk

I suspect copper and lead would build up pretty quick.

[Farlo]

Copper yes, but they're Barnes bullets.  No lead.  A good copper solvent will take care of that.

I doubt there is much risk of tearing up a barrel.  From what I've read, a lot of that concern came from the 220 Swift.  That problem had as much to do with barrel quality (lack of) in those early rifles as it did with pushing lead/copper at 4000+ fps.  New manufacture barrels ought be okay with 4000 fps rounds.  (If I'm way off base here, someone educate me.  What I say is based on reading I've done in the past.)

Again, I'd be more concerned with the accuracy of such a light bullet through a barrel with 1 in 8 or 1 in 9 twist.

[Goblin]

Doubletap ammo has some decent .223 loadings if you're looking for "don't kill me" ammo.