Stock up on 5.56mm with 77 grain Sierra MatchKings

[lampern]

AAC 5.56 NATO Ammo 77 Grain Sierra MatchKing HPBT w/ Cannelure 20rd Box

Brand: AACBullet Type: Hollow Point Boat Tail W/CannelureCasing: AAC Brass-Boxer Primed, Fully Reloadable Caliber: 5.56 NATOQuantity: 20Bullet Weight: 77grVelocity: 2700 FPS

palmettostatearmory.com

14.99 a box. Palmetto State Armory

2700 FPS is listed compared tp 2740 for the IMI version

 

[Nicodemus]

That`s about the cheapest I`ve seen bullets in along time.

 

[lampern]

Its the cheapest I've seen a factory loading with the 77 grain Sierra bullets since 2019

 

[Robust Redhorse]

That really is the best price I have seen in a loooong time.


If you don't know, that is NOT a legal hunting bullet for big game in Georgia.


Even though it is a hollow point, the bullet is not made to expand.


Shoot hogs and coyotes all night with them, but don't expect Mr. or Ms. Game Warden to let you go on your merry way, if you have a magazine full of them during the day.

 

[lampern]

Shipping seems to be around 8 dollars.

 

[Hoosier06]

That really is the best price I have seen in a loooong time.


If you don't know, that is NOT a legal hunting bullet for big game in Georgia.


Even though it is a hollow point, the bullet is not made to expand.


Shoot hogs and coyotes all night with them, but don't expect Mr. or Ms. Game Warden to let you go on your merry way, if you have a magazine full of them during the day.

Source? Ballistics gel says otherwise.

 

[lampern]

Sierra MatchKings in .224 do not mushroom.

They fragment if anything. This bullet fragments into pieces

 

[Robust Redhorse]

MatchKings are target bullets, not hunting bullets.

They are not designed to expand.

Match Bullets: Death Ray or Hunting Folly? - Shooting Times

I recently attended a shooting school with a group of my hunting clients...

www.shootingtimes.com

Georgia law says: “deer may be taken with any modern center-fire rifle that is . 22 caliber or larger when loaded with expanding bullets."

 

[Robust Redhorse]

.22 CALIBER 77 GR. HPBT MATCHKING - Sierra Bullets

Designed for Service Rifle competition in the M16A2/AR-15A2, our 22 caliber bullets have set an incredible number of new national records. The 77 grain #9377 MatchKing® allows seating to an OAL that permits cartridges to be loaded into M16/AR15 magazines. While they are recognized around the...

www.sierrabullets.com

Read the fine print.

They are not designed to expand or to be hunting bullets.


Some Game Wardens know it, some do not.



I wouldn't take the chance on the law, or on a wounded deer.

 

[Dusty Roads]

Next thing they’ll be regulating scopes!
If one can bait deer what does the non expanding little 77 gr bullet need hunting regulation?

 

[Jester896]

The regulation states:

Firearms​

Deer & Bear​

• Modern Rifles and Handguns: Centerfire only, .22-cal. or larger with expanding bullets. There is no restriction on magazine capacity for rifles.

Match King bullets do expand...they expand faster than hunting bullets...some might even say they fragment.

I have seen a Match King bullet kill a deer DRT at 606 yards. Forever ruined I am.

 

[bilgerat]

dang, not sure I want to order these, one of the casings in the photo has a big dent in it !

 

[Jester896]

if you fire it... the dent will fix itself

 

[Throwback]

Next thing they’ll be regulating scopes!
If one can bait deer what does the non expanding little 77 gr bullet need hunting regulation?

Might as well shoot field points during archery season too

 

[lampern]

Let hunters self regulate what ammo they want to use?

 

[lampern]

Might as well shoot field points during archery season too

Deer, bear and feral hog require broadheads

But hogs can be shot with non expanding ammo

Only deer and bear require "expanding" bullets

 

[ryanh487]

That really is the best price I have seen in a loooong time.


If you don't know, that is NOT a legal hunting bullet for big game in Georgia.


Even though it is a hollow point, the bullet is not made to expand.


Shoot hogs and coyotes all night with them, but don't expect Mr. or Ms. Game Warden to let you go on your merry way, if you have a magazine full of them during the day.

Those aren't for 4 legged critters, they're for paper at longer range and 2 legged critters

 

[Jester896]

the fine print:
While they are recognized around the world for record-setting accuracy, MatchKing® and Tipped MatchKing® bullets are not recommended for most hunting applications.

 

[Lilly001]

I think you guys are splitting hairs on the expanding bullet law.
Chances of a GW even looking at your ammo is really rare. And them charging you with any kind of hollow point based on the manufacturer’s vague recommendation risk being laughed out of court.
You need to decide if you will use them or not.
It’s kind of like using a .22 hornet for deer. Some can, most shouldn’t.

 

[lampern]

I think you guys are splitting hairs on the expanding bullet law.
Chances of a GW even looking at your ammo is really rare. And them charging you with any kind of hollow point based on the manufacturer’s vague recommendation risk being laughed out of court.
You need to decide if you will use them or not.
It’s kind of like using a .22 hornet for deer. Some can, most shouldn’t.

Doesn't matter

OTMs and FMJ in 5.56mm can and does fragment.

It doesn't meet the definition of legal deer bullets in Georgia law

Its not being enforced because states don't have enough game wardens and they have better things to do but it is still the law

Again just say deer and bear have to be taken with centerfire rifles and let hunters use what ammunition they want

Or allow 22 WMR as well

Or be like the Carolinas just let hunters use whatever rifles they want or own