fmj's are so dang cheap, i can buy like 45 rounds of fmj for the same price as 20 win sierra ballistic silvertip at academy. are they ok to shoot down my new rifle? ppl have told me before that theyre dangerous because they ricochet so much, but i shoot targets from pretty far off at my ranch where nobodys around, so ricochet is not a big concern of mine. thanks
are fmj's ok?
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Re: are fmj's ok?
What kind of FMJs are you talking about? Knowing the bullet maker at least would be helpful, as well as what model-line of FMJ.
But to answer your generic question generically: FMJs work fine, can be plenty accurate, and if you aren't shooting steel within 100 yards or so I wouldn't worry much about ricochets.
What kind of FMJs are you talking about? Knowing the bullet maker at least would be helpful, as well as what model-line of FMJ.
But to answer your generic question generically: FMJs work fine, can be plenty accurate, and if you aren't shooting steel within 100 yards or so I wouldn't worry much about ricochets.
Re: are fmj's ok?
damn i should have bought those for plinking this wknd instead of the sierras. ill save the sierras as hunting rounds
damn i should have bought those for plinking this wknd instead of the sierras. ill save the sierras as hunting rounds
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Exchanged 20 ballistic silvertips for 60 monarch fmj's and got $3.27 back in change lol
Exchanged 20 ballistic silvertips for 60 monarch fmj's and got $3.27 back in change lol
Re: are fmj's ok?
When you say you aren't concerned about ricochet, you'd better mean your ranch allows for about 2 miles travel or so down-range from ricochet. I have personally been present when a 200gr Match King traveled 1.5 miles on a ricochet. The person who heard it buzz over their head downrange was none too pleased.
I've gotten to where I won't shoot anything but v-max's unless I have a backstop or am WAY out in the middle of nowhere.
When you say you aren't concerned about ricochet, you'd better mean your ranch allows for about 2 miles travel or so down-range from ricochet. I have personally been present when a 200gr Match King traveled 1.5 miles on a ricochet. The person who heard it buzz over their head downrange was none too pleased.
I've gotten to where I won't shoot anything but v-max's unless I have a backstop or am WAY out in the middle of nowhere.
Re: are fmj's ok?
Do you have a real good backstop? Like a large hillside with almost no rocks? If not, as suggested, a couple of miles of down range that no one should be in.
Do you have a real good backstop? Like a large hillside with almost no rocks? If not, as suggested, a couple of miles of down range that no one should be in.
Re: are fmj's ok?
You can't count on ANY projectile not ricocheting. I'm sure he has a safe backstop like we all use.
You can't count on ANY projectile not ricocheting. I'm sure he has a safe backstop like we all use.
Re: are fmj's ok?
We either shoot into a pit where dirt was mined for roads or into the mountain, closest house is not quite a mile away but over the mountain and through trees.
We either shoot into a pit where dirt was mined for roads or into the mountain, closest house is not quite a mile away but over the mountain and through trees.
