What Is the Best Home Defense Ammo for AR-15 ?

"I am no expert." Next.

This is a what if question, how affective is the .556 for home defense when the intruder is wearing body armor?

For me 556 wise im using 62 Gr Green tip or Hornady 75 gr match BTHP white box and the grey superformanse! Shoots beautifuly through my 16 inch 1/8 twist PSA barrel facts

I use my 9 mm pcc and it feeds 124 gtrain speer hollowpints flawlessly and it stops in short wall idstances. It is significantly less loud than a 556.

My ar shoots 40 grain varmint rounds flawlessly and it expands rapidly.

62 grain Underwood controlled chaos best by far! …Your not too smart recommending a 55 grain FMJ either!

458 SOCOM

More like 12 ft. in my home.

223 Underwood 55 gr Controlled Chaos FTW

Does ot really matter? Any 5.56 ammo would do the job in home defense.

It depends on your location of your house and if you have children or not. Green tip is good where pass through is less of a concern.

Thanks.

300 blackout wins this debate

Prefer boobie traps. Claymores, bouncing Bettie’s, various trip wires. Hahahaha!

I have mixed feelings on frangible ammunition from a couple tests I've seen

Frangible ammo will penetrate multiple walls if it does not hit something solid. Gun talk dispelled the frangible myth a long time ago. They actually tested it on a a simulated house.

If I use the frangible ammunition will it go through close or if it hits close it will just explode

Frangibles will only break apart if you hit something that is harder than the bullet. Dry wall is not harder than said bullet.

The best AR home defense ammo is whatever you have loaded in your rifle when the time comes that you need it. This is a dumb video with stupid and rhetorical assertions. It’s all his opinion.

Trying to find something that won't go through my home's block walls but still have good terminal performance. I have a greater reason to be concerned about overpenetration than some people because a destroyed block will compromise structural integrity and lead to extremely difficult and expensive repairs, if it can be repaired at all. It may even render the house uninhabitable until it is done.

You can always tell who is a frightened little snowflake, they carry AR15s

I prefer 77 gr OTM/SMK because they penetrate at least 12 inches. Most of the rounds mentioned in the video do not penetrate 12 inches in ballistic gelatin. The FBI created that standard because not every shot is an open shot to the chest. You might have to shoot through an attackers arms or you maybe on the ground and have to shoot up through the attackers torso. Regardless, the FBI created the 12 inch standard for good reason. The video also goes on about over penetration. I have target stands made of 1/4" plywood. If you just shoot a rifle in my field the bullet will almost go out of sight before it hits the ground. But if you hit the plywood the bullet hits the ground in a very short distance. I am not talking about an AR-15 I am talking about a 308 or even a mighty 300 win mag. We all have seen videos about 5.56x45 penetration usually the bullet goes to pieces in very short order in gelatin. Even if the bullet does pass through there is not going to be much left of it and it is not going to have much energy. Other than police shootings, it is very seldom a stray bullet does any damage in self defense shooting.

One more stupid ignorant bull crapper saying 5.56x45 can't be fired in a 223 chamber and saying the 5.56x45 is Higher pressure which is why it can't be fired in a 223 chamber.
Well I have news for everyone of these ignorant liars claiming 5.56x45 can't be fired in a 223 chamber doesn't know reloading data for 5.56x45 & 223 are the same and the max powder charges for reloads exceeds any and all commercial loadings or military's loadings that won't blow up the guns and never damage the guns.
I have fired IMI 223 commercial ammo that had pressure at a level the firing pin indent on the primer had flattened out and again the AR 15 I built and chambered the barrel with a Pacific Tool & Gauge 223 reamer the AR never blew up as liars often say will happen with that much pressure that exceeds 5.56x45 ammo.
I often make reloads with pressures so High the firing pin indent on the primer is pushed back out and the guns never have fail or been damaged or wore out.
And long before the AR 15 fad I was shooting military 5.56x45 in Remington rifles with 223 chambers.
barrels aren't made for one chamber pressure or anther pressures so to say a Higher pressure 5.56x45 blows up the barrels chambered in another cartridge is another dumb ass ignorant lie of fools who know very little about anything !
The number of mother F ing liars making BS video's is a danger to new gun owners.

My answer to this: Any ammo you can find for it... Our Government is causing an ammo shortage. Its going to get worse. Stock up on ammo like 556 & 223 now. That and maybe make your gun convertible. Buy or Build extra uppers and clips, so you can change to different ammo if you have to. Everyone needs to understand that what is happening is not just our government involved. Its the rest of the world also. They want One World Government. We are going to have another virus. Bill Gates and Swab are involved!!!!! Why Biden has hidden what was found in the China leak of Covid Investigation, that Joe Biden Has made Classified Info... They need the USA and pretty much have us if they play dirty and use things like a Virus...The USA is in big trouble because of JOE BIDEN!!!! He meets with Gates Swab And Soros at the Global Summits. Only one reason to make anything Classified and usually to hide what the Government was involved in doing. The Use of Classified Info has been being miss used for the last 100 years. They use it to cover themselves and lie. You can call this a Conspiracy and that is only because they have not done it yet, but open your eyes because they are doing it and you all need to see it, before its to late... They have plans of Starvation so try to be prepared. It is not just our own government involved.

You can also get a dual barrel that's designed to shoot both 223 and 556

what if i want ammo that can touch a home invasion three houses down?

Just run 55 grain soft point .223 cost a bit more but will pentrate much less as far as walls etc.

Why don’t people ever recommend .223 wylde

Correct you can’t fire 556 out of something chambered in 223rem but you can in something chambered in 223wylde.

Our Deputies now use 53 grain varmint rounds from Hornady (Red Tip Poly) in all field 30 round mags.

We’ve all seen the tests, ball goes through a lot of walls.

I have a brick home and so do all my neighbors. Will 5.56 green tip go through a brick wall? And would it through 2 brick walls if so? And yeah I know about windows and doors

If you're gonna use FMJ 5.56, use Winchester M193 5.56. That is real deal, very hot Lake City military ammunition. It gets very good velocities so it will break up more and transfer more energy making it the best option when considering passthrough.

Dude, your are so far off. There is no evidence that 5.56 will hurt a .223 chamber. Your right....your not an expert and just needed another vid.

Ballistic tips is a must for home defense AR

Awesome thank you!

My uncle shoots 5.56 out of a 223 with no problem and it’s 223 only

What platform do you like best for protecting your ears at 3am and you aren't wearing ear protection?

Federal fusion 62 grain bonded soft points. Period.

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A little late,,,my choice is the federal xm556sbct3. If the fbi trusts it shoot innocent citizens,,why not!!

WRONG! YOU CAN SHOT 5.56 IN A 223 CHAMBERING THIS IS THE DUMBEST MISCONCEPTION EVER. STOP BEING STUPID!

Perfect explanation. Exactly what I was looking for - thanks!

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Correction, you can fire 556 nato in an ar that says 223 wylde. If its not 223 wyle it will fire but it will not be safe.

If you have a 1 in 7" twist rate in your AR can you effectively fire a 40grain round? Maybe at home defense short distances, it does not matter but always been told not to shoot smaller than 55grain out of my AR. Also, I have been warned to not have any boutique ammo as a prosecutor can make the claim you were out to kill someone because of the ammo you use, vs standard 55 or 62-grain ammo. Should that be a concern when using frangible ammo?

Still prefer the 77 grain 5.56 mk262 ammo for home defense.

Can you drive in your vehicle with your Ar15 loaded ?

*Buys 50bmg for home defense

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300blk makes the most sense for home defense for me