Bullets in Bold are ideal for use when using the AR-15.
Weight****Brand**** Type******Length*****B.C.
90 gr*****Speer*****TNT*******0.850"***0.275
90 gr*****Sierra*****HP********0.850"***0.219
100 gr****Speer*****HP********0.866****0.225
100 gr****Hornady***SP********0.890"***0.307
100 gr***Remington**PSP********0.803"***0.252
110 gr****Sierra****Pro Hunter***0.936"***0.314
110 gr****Hornady***HP********1.015"***0.352
110 gr****Hornady**V-Max******1.032"***0.370
110 gr****Hornady**HPBT OTM***1.002"***0.360
110 gr****Barnes****TSX*******1.085"***0.323
110 gr****Barnes****TTSX******1.174"***0.377
110 gr****Nosler****AccuBond***N/A till June
115 gr****Sierra****HPBT OTM***0.945"***0.324
115 gr****Hornady**HPBT OTM***0.985"***?????
115 gr***Remington***FMJ******0.984****0.340
115 gr***Remington**HPBT***?????****?????
115 gr***Remington**UBCorelokt**0.984"****0.295
120 gr****Barnes****SP Solid****1.294"***0.438
130 gr****Speer****Hot-Cor SP**1.035"***0.408
130 gr****Speer***Hot-Cor SPBT*1.080"***0.449
130 gr****Speer***Grand Slam SP*1.056"**0.345
130 gr****Sierra****Pro Hunter***1.087"**0.418
130 gr****Sierra****Game King***1.123"**0.418
130 gr****Hornady***Interlock***1.108"**0.409
130 gr****Hornady***Interbond***1.260"**0.460
130 gr****Barnes******TSX*****1.302"**0.431
130 gr****Nosler***SP Partition***1.122"**0.416
130 gr****Nosler****AccuBond***1.128"**0.435
130 gr ***Nosler*****Silver Tip***1.217"**0.433
130 gr***Remington***Corelokt***1.040"**0.433
130 gr**Woodleigh****Weldcore**1.087"**0.409
All of the bullets that have measurements are ones I have and personally measured with a Starrett 6" digital Caliper. I measured a minimum of 10 bullets. Measuring each bullet 2-3X. I took the average unless one number reoccurred more then 40% of the time. I took the measurement rounded to the nearest 0.000 The one thing I noticed, all the bullets varied about 0.004-0.007 between bullets. The one exception to this was the Barnes. They varied barely 0.0006. Those bullet probably have the tightest tolerances overall of all the bullets here. I checked a few from the ogive using a comparator and the variation was cut almost 5 fold. So measuring from the tip is very inexact. But measuring from the ogive using a comparator is very accurate. Something to think about when setting up your seating die.
I would say that any bullets under 1.100" is short enough to effectively use in an AR-15 that you intend to use the magazines to load the ammo. The Barnes 110 TTSX while longer is still most likely OK because it is much lighter then the 130s. The 130 need all the extra room for powder they can get because they work best with the slower powders. These are are also bulkier. You can most likely attain 2500 FPS with 130 gr bullets that are under the 1.100" OAL that are still loaded to a length that will allow the use of the magazines. The 130gr bullets that are in BOLD are the ones that fit that criteria. I have left the Barnes 120 not bold becasue, while this bullet can achieve the necessary velocity to be effective in the AR, even having to be set that far back into the case, it causes the neck past the ogive junction of the bullet to be seated inside the case. This is is not considered a good practice, as it can significantly effect accuracy. It can however be used effectively as a single load round. Give its BC it would have good performance.
Any bullets in bold are ideal to shoot out of the AR-15 platform.
If anyone has the spec for the ones in red or has a bullet they want to add please post it. Make sure you have the specs.
Tim
Weight****Brand**** Type******Length*****B.C.
90 gr*****Speer*****TNT*******0.850"***0.275
90 gr*****Sierra*****HP********0.850"***0.219
100 gr****Speer*****HP********0.866****0.225
100 gr****Hornady***SP********0.890"***0.307
100 gr***Remington**PSP********0.803"***0.252
110 gr****Sierra****Pro Hunter***0.936"***0.314
110 gr****Hornady***HP********1.015"***0.352
110 gr****Hornady**V-Max******1.032"***0.370
110 gr****Hornady**HPBT OTM***1.002"***0.360
110 gr****Barnes****TSX*******1.085"***0.323
110 gr****Barnes****TTSX******1.174"***0.377
110 gr****Nosler****AccuBond***N/A till June
115 gr****Sierra****HPBT OTM***0.945"***0.324
115 gr****Hornady**HPBT OTM***0.985"***?????
115 gr***Remington***FMJ******0.984****0.340
115 gr***Remington**HPBT***?????****?????
115 gr***Remington**UBCorelokt**0.984"****0.295
120 gr****Barnes****SP Solid****1.294"***0.438
130 gr****Speer****Hot-Cor SP**1.035"***0.408
130 gr****Speer***Hot-Cor SPBT*1.080"***0.449
130 gr****Speer***Grand Slam SP*1.056"**0.345
130 gr****Sierra****Pro Hunter***1.087"**0.418
130 gr****Sierra****Game King***1.123"**0.418
130 gr****Hornady***Interlock***1.108"**0.409
130 gr****Hornady***Interbond***1.260"**0.460
130 gr****Barnes******TSX*****1.302"**0.431
130 gr****Nosler***SP Partition***1.122"**0.416
130 gr****Nosler****AccuBond***1.128"**0.435
130 gr ***Nosler*****Silver Tip***1.217"**0.433
130 gr***Remington***Corelokt***1.040"**0.433
130 gr**Woodleigh****Weldcore**1.087"**0.409
All of the bullets that have measurements are ones I have and personally measured with a Starrett 6" digital Caliper. I measured a minimum of 10 bullets. Measuring each bullet 2-3X. I took the average unless one number reoccurred more then 40% of the time. I took the measurement rounded to the nearest 0.000 The one thing I noticed, all the bullets varied about 0.004-0.007 between bullets. The one exception to this was the Barnes. They varied barely 0.0006. Those bullet probably have the tightest tolerances overall of all the bullets here. I checked a few from the ogive using a comparator and the variation was cut almost 5 fold. So measuring from the tip is very inexact. But measuring from the ogive using a comparator is very accurate. Something to think about when setting up your seating die.
I would say that any bullets under 1.100" is short enough to effectively use in an AR-15 that you intend to use the magazines to load the ammo. The Barnes 110 TTSX while longer is still most likely OK because it is much lighter then the 130s. The 130 need all the extra room for powder they can get because they work best with the slower powders. These are are also bulkier. You can most likely attain 2500 FPS with 130 gr bullets that are under the 1.100" OAL that are still loaded to a length that will allow the use of the magazines. The 130gr bullets that are in BOLD are the ones that fit that criteria. I have left the Barnes 120 not bold becasue, while this bullet can achieve the necessary velocity to be effective in the AR, even having to be set that far back into the case, it causes the neck past the ogive junction of the bullet to be seated inside the case. This is is not considered a good practice, as it can significantly effect accuracy. It can however be used effectively as a single load round. Give its BC it would have good performance.
Any bullets in bold are ideal to shoot out of the AR-15 platform.
If anyone has the spec for the ones in red or has a bullet they want to add please post it. Make sure you have the specs.
Tim