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5.56x45mm, 62gr OTM, MK318 Mod 1

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@Jason32Bourne 2 месяца назад

It looks like you haven't done the AAC 75gr Black Tip Sabre yet. I ask you to please do so when you can. You ARE the encyclopedia of ammo and we all are grateful!

@BuffRANGE 2 месяца назад

I just need gel blocks..

@MountaintravelerEddie 2 месяца назад

I got a bunch of this leftover from a range that I was on a few years ago. Weird thing is….the Marine Corps takes the leftover ammo and gives it to EOD to blow up. I got maybe 1,410 rounds left. Semper

@brandonclemons8324 Месяц назад

Would you be interested in selling some?

@gunsandcommissions 2 месяца назад

Here for the gunshow.

@TerminalM193 2 месяца назад

This channel is criminally underrated!

@alphahotel3446 2 месяца назад

My understanding of MK318 is that the front half of the projectile is designed to fragment in order to "break" the barrier while the solid copper base goes through to what is behind.

@TheDkb427 2 месяца назад

Hornady lists their 62gr spire point as a barrier blind round. Guess it does the same punching through. Wonder if the military didn't want a soft point cause of feed ramp fouling?

@alphahotel3446 2 месяца назад

@@TheDkb427 No, it's because the Hague Accords prevent the use of soft and hollow point rounds that are designed to expand to cause additional injury. The Mk318 is a "barrier defeating" round that has been approved for widespread issue to military forces... That also is more effective than traditional FMJ rounds.

@TisiphonesShadow 2 месяца назад

Heh. I've still got 1200 rounds of the Mk. 319 7.62 sitting in cans. Now THAT stuff is scary impressive.

@MyLonewolf25 2 месяца назад

@@alphahotel3446America never signed that

@alphahotel3446 2 месяца назад

@@MyLonewolf25 that may be true, however we do adhere to it.

@Kitty_Monger 2 месяца назад

I Love crate holdings. Thanks for the review

@BuffRANGE 2 месяца назад

You are most welcome!

@johnw4999 2 месяца назад

My 2 cents, the penetration is probably for getting through military load bearing gear, clothing, pockets with documents etc. Maybe some armor…

@BuffRANGE 2 месяца назад

I can't see this round having any ability against rifle armor. Sure IIIA no doubt, but even PE level III would stop it.

@kungfugirevik657 2 месяца назад

Your statement at the end, about questioning things, is exactly why I watch your videos. The consistency of testing parameters (those within your control), along with velocity, and other data. Have you ever made a list of your preferred cartridges for 5.56, for home defense use? Watching this video, I'd stay away from this load for home defense due to the risk of over penetration.

@BuffRANGE 2 месяца назад

I made this short as a generalized list. Something like a Hornady Tap T2, or a Speer 75gr GD would be very ideal for a HD/SD round. If you wanted better barrier penetration against unknown potential for body armor, then M855A1 all day.

@kungfugirevik657 2 месяца назад

@@BuffRANGE I appreciate it

@BuffRANGE 2 месяца назад

@@kungfugirevik657I forgot to share the link >! ru-vid.com8gkTbRfnnhs?feature=share

@kungfugirevik657 2 месяца назад

@@BuffRANGE Nice! I'm saving that list for later.

@TheDkb427 2 месяца назад

I remember these. Still have a few boxes and some in my truck with some 75gr gold dots in a mag.

@TriggaTrey361 2 месяца назад

Let me get some of those 75g gold dots they are gone lol

@TheDkb427 2 месяца назад

@@TriggaTrey361 haha ikr!!! When they were selling em really cheap before they were unobtainable I grabbed a few boxes for like $12.99 each. Shoulda got a bunch and not a few hundred. I found some 62gr pills to reload. They're pretty accurate but I like the 75gr for farther out. Seems like speer is hording them for some damn reason.

@TerminalM193 2 месяца назад

I went on a feral hog hunting trip and used both the 62g & 75g gold dots and was absolutely shocked at how well those rounds did anywhere from 5 yards all the way out to 300. Immediately bought 400 rounds when I got home, "200 of each". They performed better than any other 5.56 round I've ever used by a significant margin.

@TheDkb427 2 месяца назад

@@TerminalM193 that's awesome!!! I'd like to do that sometime maybe if I can take time and have money lol. What barrel length were you using?

@TerminalM193 2 месяца назад

@@TheDkb427The first one I went on we could only use 16"+ but the most recent one I did in Florida had FAR less rules so I ran my BCM 12" w/ hux 556k. The BCM did great within 100 yards. For any shots further than that my buddy would use his 16" LWRCI. He was using 55g federal hi-shok which is like a fragmenting softpoint and that round did very good as well.

@jondavidmcnabb 2 месяца назад

I think the key here is the word "barrier". This round is designed for a specific function.

@BuffRANGE 2 месяца назад

Indeed, it's a good barrier blind round, but I still feel A1 is better :>)

@TisiphonesShadow 2 месяца назад

@@BuffRANGE It wasn't, A1 won because it was backed by Big Army. The base of the 318 is solid copper DESIGNED to penetrate.

@calebsone1630 2 месяца назад

The point was to be lead-free and barrier blind and a little better than m855 is what I heard. I thought this was designed before the A1 came out and had something to do with not wanting to leave lead everywhere I got a ton of it I think it's a fine bulk fighting round just like A1 not really precision all but does what it was designed to do

@ebbflow7376 2 месяца назад

@@calebsone1630 I thought that was the story behind the A1.

@997JM 2 месяца назад

@@BuffRANGE Hoping to see a G9 Barrier Blind test soon too. Another great video Matt!

@jeffhuntley2921 2 месяца назад

Thanks Buffman family!

@BuffRANGE 2 месяца назад

Our pleasure!

@TimberwolfCY 2 месяца назад

Thanks a ton for your work, love your videos sir!

@BuffRANGE 2 месяца назад

My pleasure!

@officedullard8722 2 месяца назад

OTM stands for Oatmeal. Mmm... oatmeal.

@jammbbs1688 2 месяца назад

Damn I thought it ment old trans men

@Enjoyer.762 Месяц назад

Steel cutz

@stripes9908 2 месяца назад

werewolf defense ammo

@BuffRANGE 2 месяца назад

Indeed!

@bradborgelt60 2 месяца назад

I have been looking for this for ever! Thank you for the awesome content!!!

@BuffRANGE 2 месяца назад

Welcome you are !

@nosurrender4824 2 месяца назад

I wonder how the BlackHills 62 grain TSX would stack up against this round.

@BuffRANGE 2 месяца назад

I would feel the TSX would have better soft tissue performance.. Not sure on barriers

@zachcd390119 2 месяца назад

Ooo shiny. I do enjoy the aesthetics of nickel-plated shells and bullets. They feel special for some reason.

@MountaintravelerEddie 2 месяца назад

It’s the 62 grain bonded trophy bear claw loaded by Federal for the Marine Corps out of the M4 16” barrel… I got a shit load of them before I retired

@Struggle-Snuggle 2 месяца назад

Thanks for testing this. I recently got 180 rounds of Mk318 Mod 1, also from Crate Holdings. I just shot some to make sure it runs well, the rest will stay loaded in my mags. I'm not the best marksman but for me accuracy was on par with the Hornady Black I tested it with. It was very cool to see the effect in gel, thanks again!

@StreetLight099 13 дней назад

What is crate holdings?

@dylanholbrook6239 2 месяца назад

That 22" could be used for large game

@ruangermishuys6127 2 месяца назад

Matt, is there a commercial point for handloading that's similar?

@BuffRANGE 2 месяца назад

I don't think so.

@AllisChalmersMN Месяц назад

I just picked up 640 rounds of this stuff this week to add to the stock I already had!

@PracticalTacticalSheepDog 2 месяца назад

Were you aware of the existence of Black butterfly Ammunition 265gr 300blk??? I just ordered 100rnds, I didn't know 300blk was available in weights that high

@BuffRANGE 2 месяца назад

I did not!

@PracticalTacticalSheepDog 2 месяца назад

Well you have your homework, I will leave you to do your thing@@BuffRANGE

@meanman6992 2 месяца назад

If I recall correctly the Marines used that load a lot, and the Marines also stuck with the M16 longer fielding a lot of A4’s (which is a 20” barreled rifle for those that for whatever reason call themselves American and don’t know)

@05Rm250RideAlong 2 месяца назад

Wonder if they put a small split in the core if it would help dump the energy into the first block instead of passing through two blocks

@FireEyeEian 2 месяца назад

I would love to see this experiment in a gel test

@AllisChalmersMN Месяц назад

It’s not designed to dump its energy. It’s designed to penetrate. I’ve seen it go through 4 blocks of gel and into a bullet catch.

@FireEyeEian Месяц назад

@@AllisChalmersMN I was talking about the idea of modification to the round and what that would look like in gel

@christopherjames1453 2 месяца назад

Heck yeahhh, thank you Sir!!!!🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙

@BuffRANGE 2 месяца назад

You bet!

@randyemenhiser2573 2 месяца назад

Thumbs up on this video specifically due to the "abbreviated" velocity test. They should all be abbreviated. Firing 10 rounds out of every firearm you've ever owned is BOOOORRRRRIIIINNNNGGGG.

@BuffRANGE 2 месяца назад

Someone down in the comments will be like “why didn’t you shoot 11.5” though. Maybe In the future we only show 3 and if we do the full spectrum we just throw it in the spreadsheet ?

@timewave02012 2 месяца назад

He could do what Paul Harrell used to do and add more time to explain why he keeps the shooting portions and that you can skip them if you think they're boring.

@Warriorcat49 2 месяца назад

If you're looking for entertainment, just skip the "boring" parts then? This shit is invaluable for data purposes, because the statistical significance between 3, 5, and 10 rounds is huge.

@quetzocotal36 2 месяца назад

@@BuffRANGE I approve of harvesting as much data as you can.

@ebbflow7376 2 месяца назад

Buffman. Would you say this round or the A1 is a better penetrator?

@BuffRANGE 2 месяца назад

I would say the A1 is. It's hard to argue the presence of a steel penetrator :D

@llhosall7735 5 дней назад

I would love to see AAC make a clone of these rounds Glorious Great video

@operatorsanonymous1741 2 месяца назад

I've personally seen what this round does from around 400yds out of a 16in barrel. Messes people up.

@cardboard_shaft 2 месяца назад

WOW!

@Enjoyer.762 Месяц назад

I wonder if the penetration would've been less in calibrated ballistic gel. Anyway, I don't have any issues with the performance. It's good to have different options for different situations. I get that it's less than ideal for "typical" self-defense distances. I do think over-penetration with 5.56 NATO isn't much of an issue. It would be interesting to see how this load performs against light barriers if that penetration demonstrated in the clear gel test translates into very good barrier blind performance or not. If it doesn't perform well against light barriers as well as M855A1 or some barrier blind LE loads, then the penetration in the gel test is of no benefit.

@Tony_Seed 2 месяца назад

Buffman, can you do some fmj 9mm ball testing in ballistics gel. I hate to say it but after doing all the research I can looking at hollow points, fort Scott TUI, and other fmj gel tests I’m thoroughly convinced that fmj round nose consistently tumbles does just as much damage as all the premium rounds of course with a little more than average penetration which isn’t a bad thing on clothed targets full of bones and possible through walls or auto glass. Maybe it’s all you ever need, feeds more reliably too…

@ColeDedhand 2 месяца назад

They're selling these by the single round, with a price of over $2 each.

@mcantu197 2 месяца назад

too bad the Marines got conned into the "green" bullet bs. Mk318 Mod 0 with the lead core has better performance (not as much over penetration). Mod 1 has been noticeably more accurate for me though compared to Mod 0

@BuffRANGE 2 месяца назад

I wanted to test the Mod 0, but I can't find it.

@ryandahlgren8628 2 месяца назад

The military is moving to lead free bullets because shooting millions of lead bullets into training areas that your troops have to live in is an issue.

@AldoSchmedack 2 месяца назад

@BuffRANGE I think I have a few will have to check.

@AldoSchmedack 2 месяца назад

BTW Midway used to sell them back in day and cheap too.

@donwyoming1936 2 месяца назад

The DoD had to spend billions cleaning up lead from their ranges. Lead leeches into the soil, ground water, water run off, plants, and animals. Plus compensation to victims of range lead.

@anthonyburdine2873 2 месяца назад

$2.25 a round... Yikes

@SigmundPimpulopis 2 месяца назад

Thank you!

@govanwalcott3401 2 месяца назад

No joke I was just thinking about you doing a video on this round maybe 2 days ago

@briankopp1369 2 месяца назад

Looks like a decent deer load. Good pop and through and through.

@chengteh 2 месяца назад

I think the tumbling on that first round is what I would like to see out of all of them! That was an impressive wound channel.

@Frens03 2 месяца назад

Any chance you’re going to try its intended purpose? I mean.. why not put a barrier in front of the gel block? Thanks for sharing as always

@BuffRANGE 2 месяца назад

I don't think there's any doubt that it's a superior barrier blind bullet. What barrier would you have in mind? IT could provide us with a follow up video, maybe pitting M193, M855, M855A1, Mod1, Maybe Mod 0 if I can find it, and Mk262 against said barrier.. Within budgetary reasons :D

@jonwizowski6637 2 месяца назад

I recall these being used for penetrating through car doors, glass, and other material comparing that to the m855 wouldn’t perform as well. This video found me digging and finding some Mod0 boxes.

@Jason32Bourne 2 месяца назад

@@BuffRANGE Yes yes yessssssss!!!! All of those rounds going head to head with barriers and clothing testing!

@BuffRANGE 2 месяца назад

@@Jason32Bourne I don't think clothing presents a clogging problem for rifle projectiles does it?

@Jason32Bourne 2 месяца назад

@@BuffRANGE T shirt or single layer, most likely not. Thick clothing or gear like a plate carrier or chest rig, I would think there'd be and could be some difference vs bare.

@christopherjames1453 2 месяца назад

Question Sir, main rifle is an 18" 223 wylde build, which round for home protection, between 40gr tui rounds at 4000fps and m855A1, Mk318 mod 1, both vrs body armor and unarmored threats.

@BuffRANGE 2 месяца назад

If you want any armor penetration ability; M855A1 all day any day.

@johnbravo1005 2 месяца назад

Should have stuck with the AR platform and not switch to a bolt gun that was an unfair advantage

@chuckfinley3152 2 месяца назад

Yikes they go deep

@geneotrexler8246 2 месяца назад

Good video 👍

@BuffRANGE 2 месяца назад

Thanks 👍

@MarvelousSeven 2 месяца назад

Final verdict: M855a1 or Mk318 better round?

@BuffRANGE 2 месяца назад

I’m taking M855A1 all day !

@Enjoyer.762 Месяц назад

Both

@timewave02012 2 месяца назад

I wonder if M855A1 is ever going to be as ubiquitous and cheap on the civilian market as M855/SS109.

@SuspiciousGanymede 2 месяца назад

It's $3 per round, you can find it for sale to the public online

@timewave02012 2 месяца назад

@@SuspiciousGanymede I've found it cheaper. What I mean is online stores like SGAmmo or Target Sports USA would have it, and it would be in stores like Cabels/Bass Pro.

@Enjoyer.762 Месяц назад

Probably not. Govt don't want to sell it to civilians via the surplus market. Especially the 2A hostile regime in power.

@Davidautofull 2 месяца назад

i like shiny too. i saw one close and it had an open tip. then i thought of some i have in steel cases. ill have to find them to see if they are open tip and maybe do some weight extrapolation looking for their weight. do you think they are just regular 55 gr or something like you showed?

@BuffRANGE 2 месяца назад

Tula makes a zinc plated 55gr FMJ

@Davidautofull 2 месяца назад

@@BuffRANGE yep, i found them. thats what they are. THANKS.