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Ammunition review - Fiocchi .223 (Page 1 of 2)
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Posted: 2/20/2010 11:29:02 AM EDT
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I have shot 500 rounds of this , 55gr in various AR15s and a Sig 556 .
All functioned well, decent accuracy . The early stuff was pretty good brass with crimped primers , recently they are uncrimped and all the flashholes have been off center ( i voted minor problem) |
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RRA 24" Bull with 1:8 twist and BCM 16' with 1:7 twist
40gr V-Max = 60 rounds 50gr V-Max = 40 rounds 55gr PSP = 40 rounds 55gr FMJ = 50 rounds 62gr FMJ = 40 rounds 69gr Match = 40 rounds 77gr Match = 40 rounds No problems whatsoever. I think some of the Fiocchi ammo is under rated. The V-Max and Match bullets are very accurate. The Soft Points and FMJ's are average. -Cody |
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500 rds. variously through carbine-length Colt 6920, RRA ET and Stag/Model 1 - all 16", and RRA middy 16". All 55 gr. FMJ. No problems at all.
It's my go-to ammo, since it shoots clean, is as accurate as I need it to be, has been available through The Great Ammo Shortage and the price is good. I have about 1k rds of it salted away for SHTF, and I'll stake my life on it if need be. . . |
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My barrel seems to love Fiocchi. It's a WOA 18" 1-7 twist, I've mainly shot 55gr hp thru it but i have a box of 62gr and 77gr match that I'm going to put thru it this weekend. The 77gr match I'm going to push out to 200 yards so I'll report back to tell how it did.
This was a small group of the 55gr I shot at 50 yards with a 100 yard zero when I was out plinking with the kids, the bullseye was when I compensated for the zero. I believe the small group was 7 shots. 
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I just picked up 200 rounds of FIOCCHI Exacta loaded with 77grain Sierra Matchking,Made in the USA case marked GFL. It was clean and grouped tighter than anything I have fired to date out of my BCM 16" standard midlength. It outperformes Black hills 77g MHP, SSA 77g OTMs and Hornady 75g TAP pretty consistantly out of my rifle. This ammo is underated. For now on I will only purchase this ammo for match grade accuracy. I would like to see it's terminal performance though. I usually keep a couple hundred rounds of 75-77g OTMs for HD. The Fiocchi is a bit cheaper than the SSA or Hornady that I usually buy.
Eotech, Prone, 50 yards, 5-10 mph wind . 
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about 2000 rounds 62gr. no problems..... average to above average accuracy.
Colt 6721- mostly this rifle Stag carbine Bushy m4gery |
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Shot 60 rounds of the 69gr SMK loaded stuff yesterday out of a 1:9 twist 16" chrome lined, NATO chambered Bushmaster barrel. This was with an Aimpoint R1 and a Primary Arms 3x magnifier.
After zeroing the optic, I shot this internet commando 3 shot group at 50 yards :P 
I then shot a pile at 100 yards. Didn't take any pics of that. When I was down to my last six rounds, I decided to see what would happen at 200 yards. It was kind of tough, as the 4MOA dot on the R1 was bigger than the 5.5" target I was shooting at. Here is the result. The larger target was already there complete with bullet holes. I just stuck my small target to it. 
All in all, I was really impressed with the accuracy. This was probably some of the most accurate factory ammo I've ever shot. |
| I wasn't expecting much out of Fiocci (55gr, FMJ), but it shot very well for me in my 16" 1:7 BCM midlength. Zero malfunctions, <2MOA with 20 shot groups (probably closer to 1.5" or better but that's the shooter not the ammo). Wish it was cheaper and that I had more of it. |
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Originally Posted By 55_grain:
700 rounds of US-made, 50-round green boxes loaded with HDY 55gr FMJBT's, brass-case, boxer. 20" 1:8 twist HBAR Great stuff. Can anyone confirm or deny the poster's comment that the 55GR FMJBT Fiocchi loading is a Hornady bullet? Also, anyone else with accuracy range reports for that same flavor of Fiocchi? |
| In terms of reliability, it has always gone bang in all the rifles I have used it in. No blown primers or anything like that. My issues have to do with accuracy. Even out of a JP CTR-02 I can't get better than 2MOA from Fiocchi ammo. |
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| Fired four 50 round boxes of 55FMJ in some Rock Rivers. Just as accurate as FC 55 FMJ, more accurate than PMC 55 FMJ, just as or more accurate than LC M193 Ball, more accurate than Winchester 55 FMJ Qwhatever, cycled fine in 5.56mm and Wylde chambers. Bought a full 1000 round case after trying it. 100% function in rifles that have never choked on a single round. |
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Purchased a case of ammo from DSG Arms in 2010. It has popped primers in 3 of my ARs. The lot number on my boxes is 4910009-0470, CIP 009. The 0470 was written by hand.
When I measured the overall length of the round against PMC Bronze 55 grain, it is about 0.8mm shorter than the PMC. The bullet is pushed too far into the case. If you have this ammo, be very careful. This is what one of the AR's manufacturers said about it after they inspected the barrel. I had fired a total of ~40 rounds of this Fiocchi ammo through it. "We received your upper today and did a prelim checkout. Borescoping the barrel revealed indication of a tremendous overpressure, we're guessing from the Fiocchi rounds. The gas port is highly eroded, more than is seen after 10,000 rounds. There's gross carbon particles/staining especially near the chamber in the bore. Highly not normal. Don't get the wrong idea, the barrel is still fine, the throat is good etc" See this thread for photos: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_16/543913_Fiocchi_55_grain__red_box_of_50___223_pops_primers___lot_4910009_0470.html |
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started using Fiocchi 223 a few years ago.
55gr was my main ammo...I've shot about 1k rounds for plinking and IPSC competitions...never had a single problem. I now use S&B just because I can get them cheaper. I've also tried some 69 & 77 Exacta for target shooting at 100 and 200m; got tighter groups with the 69gr out of my 2 Colt (6601 and 6731) but both cycled fine. |
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| Fired 300 rounds of 40 grain and about 1000 rounds of 62 grain through three various AR's (One stag model 6, a SAA upper on stag lower and an upper I pieced together myself from various parts on another stag lower) with zero issues. Always goes bang, and it's consistent and accurate out of my 1/7 and 1/8 twist barrels. |
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Found some Fiocchi .223 55gr FMJ on sale back in 2009 at a Sportsmans Warehouse in Idaho. I'd never
heard of it, but it looked GTG and the price was right. I bought 500 rounds. I've been through about 250 with a Bushmaster XM15 and a Colt 6721. No problems at all. Good groups, no FTLs, FTFs, or FTEs. I'd put it about on a par with PMC Bronze and maybe Winchester Q3131A1. My LGS usually has it, so if I needed any .223 I'd certainly consider buying more. |
| Shot appprox 200 rounds of the GFL 77 grain ammo with Sierra bullets. These have been shot through 2 different 1/7 barrels ( One KAC and One Wilson ). This ammo groups about 1/8 MOa better than Hornady Match and Hornady TAP in the same bullet weight for me. It has all fed and functioned extremely well. |
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Fiocchi 69gr. match ammo is the most accurate commercial ammo I ever shot out of my AR's.
Tightest group I ever shot in my life was with this ammo. 450 rounds 69 grain 120 rounds 77 grain 250 rounds 55 grain 1/8 20 inch barrel WW VEX 1/7 16 inch barrel SIG 516 1/7 16 inch assorted build Their 55 and 77 grain offerings are better than average, but their 69 grain match hits the sweet spot. |
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I have had good luck with Fiocchi.
Their 69 sierra match kings shot well out of my dad's colt HBAR, for 20 rounds it averaged out at .75" groups. The 55FMJ has ran fine when I've used it, I don't use it much, only fired about 200 rounds I got cheap but it went bang out of my AR15, was clean and good brass. the 50 grain Vmax is a good accurate round. Until I started handloading it was my main coyote round. Shot about 200 rounds, grouped right about an inch and of course, no reliability issues ina Winchester M70 bolt action. |
| I've shot about 200 rds of the 55 fmj, most of a box of the 50 Vmax and about half a box of the 40 Vmax. No problems with any of them. The fmj was all shot through 3 different ARs. Accuracy on average was a little worse than Wolf Gold and Geco, a little better than Fed and AE. The 50 Vmax was shot through 1 AR and a Tikka T3 lite. Accuracy in the AR was about 1.5 MOA, in the T3 easily sub MOA. The 40 Vmax was also shot through the same AR and T3. Groups in the AR were over 2 MOA, in the T3 about 1 MOA. |
| I've shot the Perfecta made by Fiocchi. It cycles well and groups very nice. Never had one issue. |
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I ran a few hundred through my Bushy 14.5" 1/7 M4.
The best thing I remember about it ammo wise was, well nothing. Which is good for plinking ammo. No issues=no memories? I'd buy it again though I stocked up on PMC X-TAC 62gr which I obviously like a lot. Figuratively and literally. |
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Ammunition review - Fiocchi .223 (Page 1 of 2)
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