5.7x28 FN blue tipped 1550rds. SS197SR AND SS195LF

[jpn74]

Ad Type

1. For Sale

Manufacturer

FN Herstal

Caliber

5.7x28mm

City

Olympia

State

Washington

Zip Code

98516

Also have 1000 rds of standard for same price. $300 for 500rds. Not trading for anything.

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[UNO]

Dang this is a great deal. If I shot this caliber I'd be all over this.

 

[The Heretic]

SS197SR

Not sure what you mean by "standard"?

 

[jpn74]

That is what the box says. They are fully copper tipped.

 

[Camelfilter]

That is what the box says. They are fully copper tipped.

A photo of the box would help. As it does seem confusing to me.

FN has sporting & lead free as there 2 unrestricted types.

 

[The Heretic]

That is what the box says. They are fully copper tipped.

No - SS197R is a hard Hornady "ballistic tip" 40gr with a blue plastic insert - technically a JSP or some people say they are JHP (doesn't matter) or BT. Red tip (SS196SR ) is the same thing but slightly slower discontinued ammo. Both are good ammo.

Green tip with a very small HP is SS198LF 27 gr. This is okay to good ammo too. There is a 28gr version of this (SS195LF). These are aluminum core. They generally do not expand/fragment; the tip deforms a little but they mostly tumble in gel.

I have those and some others. Mostly the SS197SR, which is by far my preference in either a pistol or rifle. The BT bullets expand and fragment in gel.

Some prefer the 27/28 gr LF ammo. Fiocchi is the actual manufacturer of FN/Federal 5.7 ammo (I think the Speer GD too) and they are coming out with some 35gr ammo - for which desirability is TBD.

What you don't want is the American Eagle (AE5728A) TMJ - unless you want to practice failure drills due to the projectile coming loose in the case, which they are prone to do. I have some, but only use it for practice.

Your price is good; I would buy it if I didn't already have 10K+ rounds of 5.7 ammo that I bought 5+ years ago. GLWS.

 

[mbenz007]

Convo started.

 

[anubismp]

GLWS, I wish you were selling when I picked up a brick of 500. Lots of conflicting info out there but the 197 is a solid round depending on your purpose.

 

[jpn74]

SS197SR

Not sure what you mean by "standard"?

SS197LF. And also SA197SR

 

[jpn74]

SS197LF. And also SA197SR

My mistake, SS195LF and SS197SR

 

[jpn74]

No - SS197R is a hard Hornady "ballistic tip" 40gr with a blue plastic insert - technically a JSP or some people say they are JHP (doesn't matter) or BT. Red tip (SS196SR ) is the same thing but slightly slower discontinued ammo. Both are good ammo.

Green tip with a very small HP is SS198LF 27 gr. This is okay to good ammo too. There is a 28gr version of this (SS195LF). These are aluminum core. They generally do not expand/fragment; the tip deforms a little but they mostly tumble in gel.

I have those and some others. Mostly the SS197SR, which is by far my preference in either a pistol or rifle. The BT bullets expand and fragment in gel.

Some prefer the 27/28 gr LF ammo. Fiocchi is the actual manufacturer of FN/Federal 5.7 ammo (I think the Speer GD too) and they are coming out with some 35gr ammo - for which desirability is TBD.

What you don't want is the American Eagle (AE5728A) TMJ - unless you want to practice failure drills due to the projectile coming loose in the case, which they are prone to do. I have some, but only use it for practice.

Your price is good; I would buy it if I didn't already have 10K+ rounds of 5.7 ammo that I bought 5+ years ago. GLWS.

They are SE197SR and SS195LF.

 

[jpn74]

SS197LF. And also SA197SR

I think the standard is lead free, the sr is the sport round.