How many of you believe the administrations plan to ban the sale of .223 M855 ammo is based on their desire to save police officers?

 

Not me, and sadly, I just bought an AR-15 in the .223 caliber

Never been fired...no bullets...just like when Obummer was elected.

 

Not me, M855 won't go through a modern plated vest and it doesn't matter what bullet you get hit with while wearing a vest you're getting knocked on your ass and then it doesn't fucking matter because the head shot is next. The M855 is not a AP round it has a very small steel "cup" and a lead core it's jacket makes up less than 25% of it's weight by military standards and federal requirments it's perfectly legal. In the early 1980's the M855 was designed to provide slightly advanced penitration at longer range over the M193 ball round to give US troops a advantage over Russians and the steel helmets they wore.

This is just a ploy to drive up the price of 5.56 ammo.

Now if you'll all excuse me I have to go cough, hack and puke my guts out.

 

Don't worry about the .223 you can't fire 5.56 through it anyways at least not safely.
I just bought a new AR-15 too now I get to sit and wait for the price to drop again.

 

I'ts a rock river brand, and I was told it shoots both .223 and 5.56.
So now we both have to wait two years to throw that goon out of office and restore our bullet supply.

 

no it has nothing to do with safety, it's control of the people they want.

 

What other practical purpose does it have?

 

Last time a police officer was shot with .223 M855 ammo?

Zero cops killed by Obama's 'bad' ammo
Police 'disgusted' by prez's claim 'officer safety' behind ban

In fact, gun-rights advocates and law enforcement agencies contacted by WND say they have been unable to document a single incident in which a police officer has been taken down by a criminal using an AR-15 handgun in the 20 years since this particular round, the M855 ball, has been exempted from the federal ban on armor-piercing bullets. It was exempted based on its use for sporting purposes.
Read more at *not_secure_link*www.wnd.com/2015/03/zero-cops-killed-by-obamas-bad-ammo/#FCHEKl3hKDI34jHg.99


Read more at *not_secure_link*www.wnd.com/2015/03/zero-cops-killed-by-obamas-bad-ammo/#FCHEKl3hKDI34jHg.99

The federal fucking government is prepping for something else.

 

it is one of the most widely available types of ammunition available in that caliber, also the cheapest, also reliable. Excellent practice ammunition. It was the only thing I shot for practice, now I am loading my own so I can still shoot for cheap. Target shooting is by the way a "sporting purpose".

 

It's how the government does all regulations. They start with small things and expand control from there. They can't take guns without a rebellion, so they'll take ammo one caliber at a time. Its coming and not so discreetly now

 

Oh and by the way, banning this ammo has nothing to do with safety, many other bullets for this caliber are far more dangerous. So I believe the white house is just trying to reduce guns and ammo(violating the 2nd) in public ownership

 

Now I'm just asking one more time. If the advantage of this particular round isn't because in can pierce the most common form of police body armor what is it? Is it better at long range? Does it have more knock down power in the field? Is it more accurate? And if you all are such great experts what is the difference between this ammunition and what we used to call "accelerator ammunition"?

 

I'm no expert. I just gave my opinion on the government is all.

 

Listen dammit,, it does not matter one damn ounce how the law abiding public wants to use this ammunition for, what does matter here, the pathetic excuse that the federal fucking government is using to ban this ammo.

It was clearly stated in the my previous post,, in the last 20 years there has not been any cops shot with this ammunition to best of the memories of those that were asked about it. period..

 

Is it the .223 (a souped up 22) or the 5.56 being banded ? I've heard both. The AR15 can be chambered for either round. An AP round is suppose to have a steel core with a copper jacket.

 

There is no real ballistic advantage with this kind of ammo. Which is what makes the proposed ban even more stupid. The only real advantage of this ammo is that it is/was cheap and is/was widely available, making it excellent for target shooting. As far as killing power goes, its not so great. It is an fmj bullet, and does not expand when it hits a target, so the wound channel it creates is very small. It is for this reason that hunting animals with fmj ammunition is not generally acceptable, and banned in many places. If they were doing this in the name of safety then they would ban all hunting bullets

 

It is actually a 5.56 round that is the subject of the proposed ban, and the round in question does not have a steel core, it has a steel cap on a lead core

 

Here is your answer;

The White House Blatantly LIED To The Press Corps About M855 Ammunition. Here’s Why It Matters.

*not_secure_link*bearingarms.com/white-house-blatantly-lied-media-m855-ammunition-heres-matters/

 

As far as I am concerned, it does not matter what kind of ammunition it is, it is all protected by the 2nd, and any attempt by the government to limit ammunition is in direct violation. The only reason the government has to ban this ammo is to reduce the firepower in civilian hands, not to prevent crime, but because that is what is required to have total control over its subjects.

 

LISTEN,,as you are a ''subject'', what you think is not important,, only thing that matters is what the ''KING'' thinks,,so, get of your high horse. . . (insert sarcasm emoticon)