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I got some of this ammo at Jensen recently.
Headstamp is T W 8 9.
Searching around, I found this thread where people are a bit cautious about it.
http://www.ar15.com/lite/topic.html?b=3&f=16&t=272820
The guy at Jensen recommended it saying that's what he uses and me being a newbie, the price was right. The small number of rounds I have shot so far gave me no problems so I'm not particularly worried.
Just wondering if anybody else is using it and has any good or bad experiences.
Well, I shot 200 rounds yesterday and the only problem was one that may not be related to the ammo. Hopefully someone experienced can comment on this:
First round of a 30 rd mag, I hit the bolt catch and the bolt doesn't slide all the way forward, I look in the side and can see the tip of the round stopped at the forward end of the right hand feed ramp. I hit the forward assist (not real hard) and it slides into the chamber. Problem did not repeat that day.
RRA car a2 mid, D&H mag w/ magpul follower.
My guess is that the full mag was holding a bunch of spring tension on the top round and it gave too much resistance as the bolt tried to strip it out.
Does this sound right?
Try loading just 28 for awhile, let the springs wear in a little, I assume that they are new.
I picked up a couple hundred rounds in a trade deal, it appears to be a bit dirtier than say the Q3131A, or XM193. But it shoots good. I did also notice quite a bit of muzzle flash when firing from the hip. It is great practice ammo, I don't know if I would store it for SHTF purposes if I could get something else.
"Try loading just 28 for awhile"
Actually, that is good advice for all of your ar mags..all the time