harleywood Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 What are you guys using for target ammunition for the M4. Just shooting for fun. Targets, Clays, etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gundoc Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Winchester Super X magnum 00 buck for two legged varmints..With a few 1oz. slugs for the quick one's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontefeltroPro Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Winchester Super X magnum 00 buck for two legged varmints..With a few 1oz. slugs for the quick one's Wait a minute, gundoc. Harleywood asked about target ammo..."just for fun. Targets, clays, etc." Your 'man-killer-perscription' might be a bit too heavy in those applications. Haven't seen anyone at our ranges using these two shells on clays. Bird-shot/skeet shells might be better 'just for fun' and a lot cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Shotgun Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Winchester Super X magnum 00 buck for two legged varmints..With a few 1oz. slugs for the quick one's it took me a second to figure out what kinda varmint had 2 legs.... sorry, the brain is slow tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novaking Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I would say anything cheap that will cycle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gundoc Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Wait a minute, gundoc. Harleywood asked about target ammo..."just for fun. Targets, clays, etc." Your 'man-killer-perscription' might be a bit too heavy in those applications. Haven't seen anyone at our ranges using these two shells on clays. Bird-shot/skeet shells might be better 'just for fun' and a lot cheaper. I was kidding about the 00 buck. But you got to try rifled slugs on a sporting clays course. Using those ghost rings really sharpens your shotgun skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duggan Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Whatever the cheapest stuff is, normally #8 or #9 federal target loads in a 100 pack at walmart for ~$20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harleywood Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 So the light stuff, 8's will cycle thru an M4. I was told they would not and I had to use a high powered load. Guess I should just buy a box and find out. Just wanted to know if anyone was shooting light loads in an M4 and it was cycling OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneakerfreak602 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 For target shooting get the #8 federal pack for like 23 bucks at Wally world like duggan said. If its brand new out of the box imo run some heavy loads such as 00 buck and 1 1/8 oz slugs for the 1st 100 or so shots then she will pretty much cycle anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gundoc Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 All kidding aside I used Sellier & Bellot 3 1/4 dram 1 1/4 oz. game loads to break in my M4. Wallyworld Federal 100 rd packs are good also. Stay away from the cheap Winchester ammo with the cardboard /fiber wads. I have been a full time gunsmith for over 20 years. In that time I have seen countless barrels wrecked from those cardboard wads getting stuck sidways in the bore. Usually the next round fired will damage the barrel. At $700+ for a M4 barrel it isnt worth saving a few bucks when buying ammo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneakerfreak602 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 All kidding aside I used Sellier & Bellot 3 1/4 dram 1 1/4 oz. game loads to break in my M4. Wallyworld Federal 100 rd packs are good also. Stay away from the cheap Winchester ammo with the cardboard /fiber wads. I have been a full time gunsmith for over 20 years. In that time I have seen countless barrels wrecked from those cardboard wads getting stuck sidways in the bore. Usually the next round fired will damage the barrel. At $700+ for a M4 barrel it isnt worth saving a few bucks when buying ammo. Gundoc thanks for the heads up on the Winchester. I will keep to the Federal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harleywood Posted February 12, 2009 Author Share Posted February 12, 2009 Just shot 100 rounds of Remington's Heavy Dove Load, 2 3/4, #8 shot thru the M4 at clays without a single failure. Cheep ammunition at $5.69 a box at Academy Sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2340 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I had a couple boxes of Winchester AA ultralights lying around after the last time I took my wife clay busting (Quote from time before that: "Ow, my boob". Yes, we worked on her technique but I also picked up the ultralights as a magic feather). They cycled just fine and as fast as I could pull the trigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Slugo Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Stay away from the cheap Winchester ammo with the cardboard /fiber wads. I have been a full time gunsmith for over 20 years. In that time I have seen countless barrels wrecked from those cardboard wads getting stuck sidways in the bore.That's one I haven't heard of! 20 years of wrecking barrels? Which Winchester 12 gauge ammo are you referring to? http://www.winchester.com/products/catalog/shotshell.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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