Sipsey Street Irregulars: Good price on Turkish 5.56

Friday, March 25, 2011

Good price on Turkish 5.56

Several Irregulars have brought my attention to this deal on ATI Turkish 5.56 62-grain "green tip" equivalent (but without the paint). It is packed in 30 round boxes, 990 rounds to the cardboard case, for $259.00. The price is excellent given recent trends. As to quality I do not know. Anybody out there have any experience with this stuff? Is Turkish ammo as good as Turkish tobacco? Does it burn clean?

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Anonymous said...: This stuff costs approximately half as much as it did in late-2007/early-2008, and unlike 62 grain BT "Brown Bear" ammunition, ATI's product is reloadable.

"Buy it cheap, stack it deep."

MALTHUS; March 25, 2011 at 8:50 AM
Anonymous said...: I've recently worked my way through about a case of this stuff with a 18" midlength AR.

100% reliable, very accurate. The only noticeable difference between this and M855 (green tip) is it appears to be a little smokier, but I haven't noticed any more fouling.; March 25, 2011 at 9:52 AM
Anonymous said...: Just attended a 3-Day Carbine Operators Course and Turkish ammo was mentioned and stated by instructor that, in his words, "is shit". Just thought I would pass it along- DC.; March 25, 2011 at 10:19 AM
Anonymous said...: http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=16&t=466632; March 25, 2011 at 12:59 PM
dakotas5 said...: Shot a lot of the 7.62x51 with no problem.; March 25, 2011 at 1:17 PM
Brock Townsend said...: Is Turkish ammo as good as Turkish tobacco?

If it's as good as Turkish hash, it's good to go. :); March 25, 2011 at 1:42 PM
otterhauser said...: Don't know about Turkish ammo, but the price is really exceptional. I bought 500 rounds of 5.56, made by Federal for $159.00 and figured that to be a top notch deal. Just look at the cost of reloading these rounds, with 25 or so grains of powder in each, plus bullets and primers...never mind the brass!; March 25, 2011 at 3:17 PM
Anonymous said...: i liked the ammo. It didn't have enough oomph to cycle my rifles with a heavy bolt carrier. Wasr3, hk93 clone. worked well out of an ar15 and su16c.; November 8, 2011 at 8:50 PM

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