New guy here, but I have been shooting frangibles for a few years. I use them in .308, 30-06, 30-40, and 300 Whisper. My experience is that once velocities get over 2000fps, accuracy really falls off. In most guns, 1500-1700fps do the best. A load that gives suitable accuracy in one gun, won't always be best in another. Makes for cheaper shooting. At 225yd, with my Winchester HiWall in 30-40 Krag with tang sights, off a rest I can routinely hit a 8"x8" steel plate. I use Alliant 2400 in everything but my AR (AR shot better with H110).
16" M1S 300 Whatever AR upper: 14.0gr H110, 2.25" oal, Wolf .223 primer, formed GI brass 1.35-1.36", 1796fps, fine functioning. Accurate enough for plinking.
Notes for using frangibles in the 300 Whatever AR:
In the AR, they feed fine from a Beta C mag; can be used for full auto too.
Must inside debur the case neck so it doesn't scrape the bullet when being seated.
About once per 200-300rd, a bullet tip will break off when being chambered...go ahead and shoot the round with the tip broke off and you will generally still hit the target if not too far away. The broke off bullet part still in the case can't be removed via an inertia puller, as it is too light weight, so shoot it out.
Weighing the bullets so you shoot a group with bullets that all weigh the same did not improve my groups.
Selecting bullets with perfect tips did not improve the groups.
I need to clean my AR bolt, bolt cam pin, and bolt carrier every 300-400 rounds, otherwise they get more dirty than when shooting 5.56mm ammo, and the cam pin gets harder to remove.
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