5.56x45mm, 62gr OTM, MK318 Mod 1
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It looks like you haven't done the AAC 75gr Black Tip Sabre yet. I ask you to please do so when you can. You ARE the encyclopedia of ammo and we all are grateful!
@BuffRANGE
Ай бұрын
I just need gel blocks..
I got a bunch of this leftover from a range that I was on a few years ago. Weird thing is….the Marine Corps takes the leftover ammo and gives it to EOD to blow up. I got maybe 1,410 rounds left. Semper
@brandonclemons8324
13 күн бұрын
Would you be interested in selling some?
Here for the gunshow.
I think the key here is the word "barrier". This round is designed for a specific function.
@BuffRANGE
Ай бұрын
Indeed, it's a good barrier blind round, but I still feel A1 is better :>)
@TisiphonesShadow
Ай бұрын
@@BuffRANGE It wasn't, A1 won because it was backed by Big Army. The base of the 318 is solid copper DESIGNED to penetrate.
@calebsone1630
Ай бұрын
The point was to be lead-free and barrier blind and a little better than m855 is what I heard. I thought this was designed before the A1 came out and had something to do with not wanting to leave lead everywhere I got a ton of it I think it's a fine bulk fighting round just like A1 not really precision all but does what it was designed to do
@ebbflow7376
Ай бұрын
@@calebsone1630 I thought that was the story behind the A1.
@997JM
Ай бұрын
@@BuffRANGE Hoping to see a G9 Barrier Blind test soon too. Another great video Matt!
I Love crate holdings. Thanks for the review
@BuffRANGE
Ай бұрын
You are most welcome!
This channel is criminally underrated!
Thanks a ton for your work, love your videos sir!
@BuffRANGE
Ай бұрын
My pleasure!
My understanding of MK318 is that the front half of the projectile is designed to fragment in order to "break" the barrier while the solid copper base goes through to what is behind.
@TheDkb427
Ай бұрын
Hornady lists their 62gr spire point as a barrier blind round. Guess it does the same punching through. Wonder if the military didn't want a soft point cause of feed ramp fouling?
@alphahotel3446
Ай бұрын
@@TheDkb427 No, it's because the Hague Accords prevent the use of soft and hollow point rounds that are designed to expand to cause additional injury. The Mk318 is a "barrier defeating" round that has been approved for widespread issue to military forces... That also is more effective than traditional FMJ rounds.
@TisiphonesShadow
Ай бұрын
Heh. I've still got 1200 rounds of the Mk. 319 7.62 sitting in cans. Now THAT stuff is scary impressive.
@MyLonewolf25
Ай бұрын
@@alphahotel3446America never signed that
@alphahotel3446
Ай бұрын
@@MyLonewolf25 that may be true, however we do adhere to it.
Your statement at the end, about questioning things, is exactly why I watch your videos. The consistency of testing parameters (those within your control), along with velocity, and other data. Have you ever made a list of your preferred cartridges for 5.56, for home defense use? Watching this video, I'd stay away from this load for home defense due to the risk of over penetration.
@BuffRANGE
Ай бұрын
I made this short as a generalized list. Something like a Hornady Tap T2, or a Speer 75gr GD would be very ideal for a HD/SD round. If you wanted better barrier penetration against unknown potential for body armor, then M855A1 all day.
@kungfugirevik657
Ай бұрын
@@BuffRANGE I appreciate it
@BuffRANGE
Ай бұрын
@@kungfugirevik657I forgot to share the link >! kzread.info8gkTbRfnnhs?feature=share
@kungfugirevik657
Ай бұрын
@@BuffRANGE Nice! I'm saving that list for later.
I remember these. Still have a few boxes and some in my truck with some 75gr gold dots in a mag.
@TriggaTrey361
Ай бұрын
Let me get some of those 75g gold dots they are gone lol
@TheDkb427
Ай бұрын
@@TriggaTrey361 haha ikr!!! When they were selling em really cheap before they were unobtainable I grabbed a few boxes for like $12.99 each. Shoulda got a bunch and not a few hundred. I found some 62gr pills to reload. They're pretty accurate but I like the 75gr for farther out. Seems like speer is hording them for some damn reason.
@TerminalM193
Ай бұрын
I went on a feral hog hunting trip and used both the 62g & 75g gold dots and was absolutely shocked at how well those rounds did anywhere from 5 yards all the way out to 300. Immediately bought 400 rounds when I got home, "200 of each". They performed better than any other 5.56 round I've ever used by a significant margin.
@TheDkb427
Ай бұрын
@@TerminalM193 that's awesome!!! I'd like to do that sometime maybe if I can take time and have money lol. What barrel length were you using?
@TerminalM193
Ай бұрын
@@TheDkb427The first one I went on we could only use 16"+ but the most recent one I did in Florida had FAR less rules so I ran my BCM 12" w/ hux 556k. The BCM did great within 100 yards. For any shots further than that my buddy would use his 16" LWRCI. He was using 55g federal hi-shok which is like a fragmenting softpoint and that round did very good as well.
My 2 cents, the penetration is probably for getting through military load bearing gear, clothing, pockets with documents etc. Maybe some armor…
@BuffRANGE
Ай бұрын
I can't see this round having any ability against rifle armor. Sure IIIA no doubt, but even PE level III would stop it.
I have been looking for this for ever! Thank you for the awesome content!!!
@BuffRANGE
Ай бұрын
Welcome you are !
Thanks Buffman family!
I wonder how the BlackHills 62 grain TSX would stack up against this round.
@BuffRANGE
Ай бұрын
I would feel the TSX would have better soft tissue performance.. Not sure on barriers
werewolf defense ammo
@BuffRANGE
Ай бұрын
Indeed!
OTM stands for Oatmeal. Mmm... oatmeal.
@jammbbs1688
Ай бұрын
Damn I thought it ment old trans men
@railfanningpoints2.045
11 күн бұрын
Steel cutz
That 22" could be used for large game
Thank you!
Matt, is there a commercial point for handloading that's similar?
@BuffRANGE
Ай бұрын
I don't think so.
Were you aware of the existence of Black butterfly Ammunition 265gr 300blk??? I just ordered 100rnds, I didn't know 300blk was available in weights that high
@BuffRANGE
Ай бұрын
I did not!
@PracticalTacticalSheepDog
Ай бұрын
Well you have your homework, I will leave you to do your thing@@BuffRANGE
Ooo shiny. I do enjoy the aesthetics of nickel-plated shells and bullets. They feel special for some reason.
@MountaintravelerEddie
Ай бұрын
It’s the 62 grain bonded trophy bear claw loaded by Federal for the Marine Corps out of the M4 16” barrel… I got a shit load of them before I retired
I just picked up 640 rounds of this stuff this week to add to the stock I already had!
Heck yeahhh, thank you Sir!!!!🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙
@BuffRANGE
Ай бұрын
You bet!
Wonder if they put a small split in the core if it would help dump the energy into the first block instead of passing through two blocks
@FireEyeEian
22 күн бұрын
I would love to see this experiment in a gel test
@AllisChalmersMN
9 күн бұрын
It’s not designed to dump its energy. It’s designed to penetrate. I’ve seen it go through 4 blocks of gel and into a bullet catch.
@FireEyeEian
9 күн бұрын
@@AllisChalmersMN I was talking about the idea of modification to the round and what that would look like in gel
No joke I was just thinking about you doing a video on this round maybe 2 days ago
Buffman. Would you say this round or the A1 is a better penetrator?
@BuffRANGE
Ай бұрын
I would say the A1 is. It's hard to argue the presence of a steel penetrator :D
Good video 👍
@BuffRANGE
Ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
If I recall correctly the Marines used that load a lot, and the Marines also stuck with the M16 longer fielding a lot of A4’s (which is a 20” barreled rifle for those that for whatever reason call themselves American and don’t know)
Thumbs up on this video specifically due to the "abbreviated" velocity test. They should all be abbreviated. Firing 10 rounds out of every firearm you've ever owned is BOOOORRRRRIIIINNNNGGGG.
@BuffRANGE
Ай бұрын
Someone down in the comments will be like “why didn’t you shoot 11.5” though. Maybe In the future we only show 3 and if we do the full spectrum we just throw it in the spreadsheet ?
@timewave02012
Ай бұрын
He could do what Paul Harrell used to do and add more time to explain why he keeps the shooting portions and that you can skip them if you think they're boring.
@Warriorcat49
Ай бұрын
If you're looking for entertainment, just skip the "boring" parts then? This shit is invaluable for data purposes, because the statistical significance between 3, 5, and 10 rounds is huge.
@quetzocotal36
Ай бұрын
@@BuffRANGE I approve of harvesting as much data as you can.
Question Sir, main rifle is an 18" 223 wylde build, which round for home protection, between 40gr tui rounds at 4000fps and m855A1, Mk318 mod 1, both vrs body armor and unarmored threats.
@BuffRANGE
24 күн бұрын
If you want any armor penetration ability; M855A1 all day any day.
i like shiny too. i saw one close and it had an open tip. then i thought of some i have in steel cases. ill have to find them to see if they are open tip and maybe do some weight extrapolation looking for their weight. do you think they are just regular 55 gr or something like you showed?
@BuffRANGE
Ай бұрын
Tula makes a zinc plated 55gr FMJ
@Davidautofull
Ай бұрын
@@BuffRANGE yep, i found them. thats what they are. THANKS.
Buffman, can you do some fmj 9mm ball testing in ballistics gel. I hate to say it but after doing all the research I can looking at hollow points, fort Scott TUI, and other fmj gel tests I’m thoroughly convinced that fmj round nose consistently tumbles does just as much damage as all the premium rounds of course with a little more than average penetration which isn’t a bad thing on clothed targets full of bones and possible through walls or auto glass. Maybe it’s all you ever need, feeds more reliably too…
They're selling these by the single round, with a price of over $2 each.
Yikes they go deep
I wonder if the penetration would've been less in calibrated ballistic gel. Anyway, I don't have any issues with the performance. It's good to have different options for different situations. I get that it's less than ideal for "typical" self-defense distances. I do think over-penetration with 5.56 NATO isn't much of an issue. It would be interesting to see how this load performs against light barriers if that penetration demonstrated in the clear gel test translates into very good barrier blind performance or not. If it doesn't perform well against light barriers as well as M855A1 or some barrier blind LE loads, then the penetration in the gel test is of no benefit.
Any chance you’re going to try its intended purpose? I mean.. why not put a barrier in front of the gel block? Thanks for sharing as always
@BuffRANGE
Ай бұрын
I don't think there's any doubt that it's a superior barrier blind bullet. What barrier would you have in mind? IT could provide us with a follow up video, maybe pitting M193, M855, M855A1, Mod1, Maybe Mod 0 if I can find it, and Mk262 against said barrier.. Within budgetary reasons :D
@jonwizowski6637
Ай бұрын
I recall these being used for penetrating through car doors, glass, and other material comparing that to the m855 wouldn’t perform as well. This video found me digging and finding some Mod0 boxes.
@Jason32Bourne
Ай бұрын
@@BuffRANGE Yes yes yessssssss!!!! All of those rounds going head to head with barriers and clothing testing!
@BuffRANGE
Ай бұрын
@@Jason32Bourne I don't think clothing presents a clogging problem for rifle projectiles does it?
@Jason32Bourne
Ай бұрын
@@BuffRANGE T shirt or single layer, most likely not. Thick clothing or gear like a plate carrier or chest rig, I would think there'd be and could be some difference vs bare.
I've personally seen what this round does from around 400yds out of a 16in barrel. Messes people up.
@cardboard_shaft
Ай бұрын
WOW!
Thanks for testing this. I recently got 180 rounds of Mk318 Mod 1, also from Crate Holdings. I just shot some to make sure it runs well, the rest will stay loaded in my mags. I'm not the best marksman but for me accuracy was on par with the Hornady Black I tested it with. It was very cool to see the effect in gel, thanks again!
Final verdict: M855a1 or Mk318 better round?
@BuffRANGE
27 күн бұрын
I’m taking M855A1 all day !
@railfanningpoints2.045
11 күн бұрын
Both
Looks like a decent deer load. Good pop and through and through.
I think the tumbling on that first round is what I would like to see out of all of them! That was an impressive wound channel.
So what was this round built for?
@BuffRANGE
26 күн бұрын
Barriers and better performance over m855 and M193
@railfanningpoints2.045
11 күн бұрын
Google it
$2.25 a round... Yikes
I wonder if M855A1 is ever going to be as ubiquitous and cheap on the civilian market as M855/SS109.
@SuspiciousGanymede
Ай бұрын
It's $3 per round, you can find it for sale to the public online
@timewave02012
Ай бұрын
@@SuspiciousGanymede I've found it cheaper. What I mean is online stores like SGAmmo or Target Sports USA would have it, and it would be in stores like Cabels/Bass Pro.
@railfanningpoints2.045
11 күн бұрын
Probably not. Govt don't want to sell it to civilians via the surplus market. Especially the 2A hostile regime in power.
Father's Day is over. Get ready for US National Day!
How old was this, 45 to 50 degrees. Heck I’m in Ohio and it’s 97 and feels like 108.
@BuffRANGE
Ай бұрын
From March/April-ish. :)
Should have stuck with the AR platform and not switch to a bolt gun that was an unfair advantage
Expecting vampires?
@BuffRANGE
28 күн бұрын
Werewolves :D
@railfanningpoints2.045
11 күн бұрын
Aren't govt jackboots the same thing?
too bad the Marines got conned into the "green" bullet bs. Mk318 Mod 0 with the lead core has better performance (not as much over penetration). Mod 1 has been noticeably more accurate for me though compared to Mod 0
@BuffRANGE
Ай бұрын
I wanted to test the Mod 0, but I can't find it.
@ryandahlgren8628
Ай бұрын
The military is moving to lead free bullets because shooting millions of lead bullets into training areas that your troops have to live in is an issue.
@AldoSchmedack
Ай бұрын
@BuffRANGE I think I have a few will have to check.
@AldoSchmedack
Ай бұрын
BTW Midway used to sell them back in day and cheap too.
@donwyoming1936
Ай бұрын
The DoD had to spend billions cleaning up lead from their ranges. Lead leeches into the soil, ground water, water run off, plants, and animals. Plus compensation to victims of range lead.