With the current ammo situation, I've been picking up ammo here and there from time to time when it comes available, usually in 100 - 200 round quantities. As a result, I've got a smorgasbord of different brands. My 5.56 situation may be the worst, because I have a bunch of both that and .223 on hand in various brands. Took a few different brands of .223 to the range this morning to see just how different they are. I knew there'd be a spread, but I was surprised at the extent of it.
First up was some Tula steel case that I got as part my TS freebee this year. Completely off the paper at 100 yards. I have no idea where they were going, and with only 10 rounds on hand I didn't spend a lot of time trying to figure it out.
Next, a half box of Hornady Custom Training. First 5 made a nice group 2 clicks left / one high. Dialed it back over / down and was nicely hitting around the center until I ran out.
Finally, some Federal white box, where the spread doubled and walked halfway to the top of the target.
Sure, I was expecting differences and my 805 with a non-magnified red dot is no one's idea of a tack driver, but what a PITA this is going to be as I burn through the random stuff before I get down to the things where I was able to pick up cases of stuff.
First up was some Tula steel case that I got as part my TS freebee this year. Completely off the paper at 100 yards. I have no idea where they were going, and with only 10 rounds on hand I didn't spend a lot of time trying to figure it out.
Next, a half box of Hornady Custom Training. First 5 made a nice group 2 clicks left / one high. Dialed it back over / down and was nicely hitting around the center until I ran out.
Finally, some Federal white box, where the spread doubled and walked halfway to the top of the target.
Sure, I was expecting differences and my 805 with a non-magnified red dot is no one's idea of a tack driver, but what a PITA this is going to be as I burn through the random stuff before I get down to the things where I was able to pick up cases of stuff.