December 08, 2017, 02:05 AM
ontmarkFederal M855 Question
What is the difference from Federal Independence XM855 Ammunition and Federal Lake City XM855 Ammunition?
December 08, 2017, 05:47 AM
Merc50The last I knew, IMI produced at least some of the Independence line for Federal. That intel is about a year old, can't confirm for sure that this is still true.
If you are asking regarding performance between the two, I can't say. I pretty much load my own with once-fired brass.
December 08, 2017, 06:36 AM
Sig209for all practical purposes - no difference.
Barring knowing one performs better in a particular gun - I would buy whichever is cheaper.
to call it 'xm855' it should be loaded / manufactured to roughly the same specs. Emphasis on 'should'. Since it isn't going to the DOD they can monkey with the specs a bit if they choose to.
But it is generally safe to say it would be akin to military M855 in specs.
do you have a more specific question ?
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December 10, 2017, 01:37 PM
ontmarkThanks.
No more questions.