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Anyone not use FMJ ? #7287281
06/15/21 09:20 PM
06/15/21 09:20 PM
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Amite county Mississippi
Wolfdog91 Offline OP
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Just curious if anyone just plain doesn't use or buy FMJ ammo. I have some but I try to shoot with the same stuff I hint with. Gets irritating changing zeroes after a range trip and such. I reload though so it's a little different for me I guess

Re: Anyone not use FMJ ? [Re: Wolfdog91] #7287298
06/15/21 09:50 PM
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Frazee, MN
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I use it in my SKS only.

Re: Anyone not use FMJ ? [Re: Wolfdog91] #7287313
06/15/21 10:10 PM
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Indiana
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I did years ago. Now only in commie guns. Then again I don't shoot those really.

I have some leftover from years back and for the commie guns I don't reload for but other than that no. Like you I don't like changing zero so I find a good shooting load with bullet that has good performance on intended game and is also economical and run with that.

Re: Anyone not use FMJ ? [Re: Wolfdog91] #7287314
06/15/21 10:12 PM
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All range ammo in 9mm, 40,45, 223/556 and 7.62x39 is fmj that I shoot

Re: Anyone not use FMJ ? [Re: Wolfdog91] #7287322
06/15/21 10:19 PM
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james bay frontierOnt.
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james bay frontierOnt.
I like it in the sks.


Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
Re: Anyone not use FMJ ? [Re: Wolfdog91] #7287323
06/15/21 10:19 PM
06/15/21 10:19 PM
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Tennessee
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Tennessee
Just for pistol practice . The rifle rounds are all loaded for hunting / social work


Let's go Brandon

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Re: Anyone not use FMJ ? [Re: Wolfdog91] #7287328
06/15/21 10:40 PM
06/15/21 10:40 PM
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North East Kansas
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I like psp for long gun.


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Re: Anyone not use FMJ ? [Re: Wolfdog91] #7287362
06/15/21 11:05 PM
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The Hill Country of Texas
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I like it for target shooting thr 9mms and for swapping ammo if I got a good deal on it. As far as me shooting a bunch I dont


“What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.”
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Re: Anyone not use FMJ ? [Re: Wolfdog91] #7287369
06/15/21 11:13 PM
06/15/21 11:13 PM
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If, and it's a big if, we can find any ammo these days, it's almost always FMJ. Something is better than nothing...


"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."
-Edmund Burke
"We are fast approaching... rule by brute force."
-Ayn Rand
Re: Anyone not use FMJ ? [Re: Wolfdog91] #7287373
06/15/21 11:14 PM
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Curious are FMJ ang good for varmint hunting? Fur damage?

Re: Anyone not use FMJ ? [Re: Wolfdog91] #7287417
06/16/21 12:00 AM
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james bay frontierOnt.
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Great for head shots.


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Re: Anyone not use FMJ ? [Re: andrews1958] #7287457
06/16/21 06:20 AM
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Originally Posted by andrews1958
Curious are FMJ ang good for varmint hunting? Fur damage?

Illegal here (I believe) but I have seen critters killed with FMJ, much less damage and a well placed shot still makes them dead quick.

Re: Anyone not use FMJ ? [Re: Wolfdog91] #7287485
06/16/21 07:11 AM
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Nebraska
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I use Winchester 40gr FMJ in my .22 mags. Accurate and good penetration.

Re: Anyone not use FMJ ? [Re: Wolfdog91] #7287492
06/16/21 07:27 AM
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Midway has imi 9 mm 36$ for fifty, no shipping, hollow points

Re: Anyone not use FMJ ? [Re: Wolfdog91] #7287527
06/16/21 08:30 AM
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I have some for .223, none except some maybe for .22, and i wouldnt shoot anything but that in my pistols-id go broke.

Re: Anyone not use FMJ ? [Re: Wolfdog91] #7287588
06/16/21 10:09 AM
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The Hill Country of Texas
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Conventional wisdom is that you never want to have a mag full of FMJ in an active shooter situation because even if you hit your intended target it could over penetrate and put an innocent in harm's way behind them


“What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.”
Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers


Re: Anyone not use FMJ ? [Re: Wolfdog91] #7287761
06/16/21 04:01 PM
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Avoid it when possible.


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Re: Anyone not use FMJ ? [Re: Wolfdog91] #7287843
06/16/21 05:55 PM
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Its cheap or used to be cheap. I shoot it at targets out of my 223. I load noslers for hunting. partitions for deer and ballistic tips for coyotes


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Re: Anyone not use FMJ ? [Re: Wolfdog91] #7288084
06/16/21 11:30 PM
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I used fmjbt sierra 55 gr for red fox, wasn't a good coyote bullet

Re: Anyone not use FMJ ? [Re: Wolfdog91] #7288138
06/17/21 03:48 AM
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W NY
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Still have lots of FMJ war surplus in many cals. Shoot mainly out of old military weapons. Plinko targets with it. Gave some .30/06 to a buddy this hunting season when he couldn't find ammo and he got a whitetail doe


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